Sixty-three, said Murfin who always liked to have all the details, even down to the amount of the fatal bribe. It was probably what made him good at what he did. When Stone and Vanessa came downstairs an hour later, Mike Freeman filled them in on what hed been trying to tell Stone when their call was cut off. On closer examination of the hit list, hed recognized the names of many of the victims. More than that, he had a suspect in mind for the killer: an ex — Strategic Services employee named Sig Larkin. Whats the diagnosis on Vullo? Yes. Harlan came forward, apparently rather reluctantly. He sat in the witness chair and glanced at Mason with a puzzled frown. It made quite a stink, didnt it? Murfin said. All about how the CIA was footing the bill for the PWI. It was Hundermarks pet project. He got some good trips out of it — London, Hong Kong, Tokyo — all over. I thought it was one big bore. Yes, Your Honor, Hamilton Burger said. Did he ever mention someone called Chad to you? I said. Devine said,But theres more to it than that. This money isnot sitting in stock and bond portfolios. From what I saw, theyre buying huge chunks of this country with it. Weak? The hell Im weak. Whatever was going on, Cindy sure wasnt going to be happy about it. She had been a wonderful, caring person. But everyone had their dark, unspoken side, of which no one else, not even close friends and family, was aware. He reached out with a toe and, without looking directly at it, kicked the black object away from her.Call 911, Felix, Stone said. “Tell them that the police are already on the scene, but we need an ambulance. Woman with a gunshot wound to the chest. I left the trees and moved over to the sprawled man. He looked dead, but I couldnt bring myself to touch him to see whether he really was. Instead I walked around the Plymouth and called to Murfin. They pulled up in front of the address Dino had given his driver. Just as I was leaving my car and making my way to the Airstream I heard a motor come to a stop on the road behind me. There was a windbreak about a city block from the gate making it difficult to see the road. Not very much, I said. Not any at all, in fact..