Thered be no sleep for me until I heard from Betty. I read all the national coverage I could find on the shooting. Even the conservative papers were charitable to Jesss liberal voting record. The right-wing blogs were another matter. A few of them came close to suggesting that maybe this wouldnt be such a bad way to get rid of a Commie. My side had said similar nasty things when a right-wing senator had been seriously wounded in a hunting accident. Youre a rookie, Travis. And he knows it, even if you think the guy doesnt notice the newbies. Brad Cowl lives and breathes this place. And he was probably pissed to see you in here. Youre supposed to be eating crackers at your desk and busting your ass to make him more money. So you gotthelook. You and Conrad looked too friendly when I pulled into River Cabins. I thought it was a good idea. And by the way, once I get the recorder, Ill be expecting your resignation, Wade. Mason, studying the house, mapped out an area.Just sift the sand here, boys. Mason glanced at the clock, settled back in his chair as though all of these dramatic witnesses the district attorney was bringing forward were, after all, testifying to no more than routine preliminary matters. But doesnt he own it all? I had to go down and identify him last night on account of Dorothy by then was threatening to kill herself for the thirteenth or fourteenth time. You know what? All right then, you fix a time. I see. He was skillful enough to twist any question he was asked into a mini-rant about his idea of taking the government back. All right, bring him in, Mason said. Longmire. Harvey A. Longmire. All right, Mason said patiendy. What are you going to do with the letter? Devine didnt leave the way he came. The door to the rear was standing open. He breathed in the garlic and Parmesan, and the next moment emerged into the heat. He smiled and quipped,But they have great coffee and even better weed. I thought you said he was dead, Tom said to Stone..