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Then we have to keep digging, replied Devine. Because, by my count, the man is now involved in five murders. There were too many witnesses to the burglary. I couldnt back up after Id called the police. I had to go ahead. And that damn lawyer of yours! Why in the world did you ever get Perry Mason, of all people? Well, youre about to, Stone said. When he calls, hell explain himself in slightly accented English, or perhaps, Swedish: one of those. Careful, its catching. You know where it is. Showalter did not look amused. The kettle started to whistle so I put a tea bag in a cup, poured the water in, and placed the saucer on top of the cup on the unproved theory that it would make it steep better. Then I went back to the refrigerator and took out a can of beer. It was Coors beer. It would be. Yeah, I remember you saying that to me. The only baby left to you. Never mind your conclusions. Just give us the facts. He killed a security guard, Stone said. They dont hand out lollipops for that. Right in that back office. Surprisingly, Speers was shaking her head. Good heavens, Mr. Mason! That— Why... why if youd only let me know, I could have bought all the stock you wanted at eight dollars a share. There have been some sales at seven. She says not. Okay. But what about the people living in the places next to you? On the other hand, Mintwood Place was a fairly seedy block of row houses just off Columbia Road back of the Hilton about half a block from Kalorama Park. The block that contained the address that Quane had given me was partly black, partly Cuban, and partly white. If you didnt know where to look it was a street hard to find, hard to get to, and impossible to park near. It was also, I decided, a rather good place for a man to keep a small furnished apartment that was none of his wifes business...