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Stone hadnt needed to hear that. He got up and took an Alka-Seltzer to keep his breakfast down. Does it feel cool that you fought to keep that ideal of freedom going? she asked. How did you know about that? What? I said. Stamoss apartment was on the ground floor of a walk-up like Michelle Montgomerys, only situated in Upper Manhattan. She would have to traverse nearly the entire island north to south to get to work each day. While not as tony as where Sara Ewes had lived, it was a diverse and thriving working-classcommunity. Police cars were parked outside, and he figured detectives and forensics people were inside trying to find out who had killed her. Now then, Mr. Mason, you may proceed with the cross-examination of the witness, Ezekiel Elkins. Mr. Elkins, you will please resume your position on the stand. And you stayed with that same cab until you got to the Union Station? The lawyer piloted the car skilfully through traffic, arrived at Doxeys house. The three of them ran up the walk and pressed the bell button. Mrs. Doxey came to the door, regarded them in surprise. No. An hour. Two hours, door to door, what with Paris traffic. I didnt have to explain. He told me all about you and about what you had done at the directors meeting, and I just lay in his arms and stroked his hair and smoothed his forehead and let him tell me his troubles. And he told me that Roxys lawyer had said that you were the most diabolically ingenious attorney of the whole California Bar; so I said, Well, that’s fine. If I ever get in trouble, I’ll call on Perry Mason.’ And he said, You’ll never get in trouble, but if you do, he’s the man you want.’ No, and Maria has gone grocery shopping. Bestdefence? Mason said. Then hes been out of touch with his fellow countrymen since Lances people arrested him on his yacht. Check to see if theres an ambulance waiting outside. He may be in it. Then Id starve to death. At least one of us is not, Stone replied. No, but I have a curious nature. I never miss an opportunity to pick up a little information. Carmen Monterrey glanced at Perry Mason, started to reach for his hand, but turned instead to Harry Frink.Do you wish your fortune told—no? Were looking, Mason said. Those things are to help us look...