Some are, some arent. Most of them would stop a pistol round, but not one from a long rifle. It isnt only my grief, its my housekeeping. Ive let things go pretty much. Come in. Quane changed. He remained as quick and as smart as always, but as his illusions went he found nothing to take their place, not even ambition, because to be ambitious you had to believe that it all really meant something, and Quane knew better than that. The five other hecklers started moving toward Murfin who stood, half crouched, waving the blackjack back and forth with his right hand, beckoning the hecklers on with his left. I cracked the bottle of Falstaff against the back of a folding metal chair. It shattered, leaving me with the top half of the bottle and some nicely jagged glass. A very wicked weapon. I moved up beside Murfin and let the hecklers look at the sharp, shiny edges of the jagged glass. Why would you want to know? Thanks, Cory. The first thing I need to know is what theyre telling you. Not yet. But she might remember. Sally wasnt supposed to know what Max was up to either, but she must have put it together. Sally was smart. Very smart. Well, Audreys not exactly dumb either so whoever killed Max and Sally just might decide to make it a clean sweep. Where are they? Perhaps. What would the murderer have wanted with car keys? I was sitting with my back to the entrance of the bar and couldnt see Freddie Koontz when he came in. But Murfin spotted him and waved to let him know where we were. Well, twice in one day. What a lucky girl I am. What page? I said. I cut in front of him, and he speeded up and got over on my left side and ran me off the road, so I had to stop. Im pointing out what the law is, Gloster shouted. Its the same threat he made to me. You still havent answered my question, Doxey told him. Oh, certainly not. He also helps solve those little problems that are always popping up in both government and industry. Labor relations, I understand, just happen to be one of his many specialties..