Maybe its time to get more aggressive, Stone said. The scene was the same, too. Girlfriends and groupies and the younger cops; the more sedate married pairs. The ones who stared at me the longest were the loners. I didnt see Bromfield. He pulled up behind me with his headlights off. Now he wore a black-hooded rain jacket. The hood was pulled so far up I couldnt see much of his face. Im telling you the truth. I wouldnt lie to my lawyer. The young woman smiled and said,Just fine, sir. I think you have some ulterior motive, or you wouldnt be . . Lead on, Mason told her. Chapter2 He doesnt believe in what he calls unnecessary social pleasantries, Quane said. He thinks theyre a waste of time. So hes eliminated hello, good-bye, please, thank you and a lot of other stuff like that from his vocabulary. It must save him a couple of minutes a year. Maybe even more. The police! There you are, Mr. Lutts. A check payable to George C. Lutts, dated today, duly certified, in an amount of thirty-two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. You note that I have written on the back of it that this check is payment in full for your two thousand shares of stock in the Sylvan Glade Development Company, that you agree to arrange for me to attend the directors meeting this afternoon. You will there announce that you have sold your stock to me, and give me an opportunity to address the meeting. All right, Mason said, come in and sit down. Now tell me, what is it? Oh, Id say for two or three minutes. I didnt say I called the cops. What do you mean by that? Stamos ordered chips and guac and a margarita. Devine had a Budweiser. No, but he and I and Joan are the only people of my acquaintance who were aware of the list. Except you, of course; you seem to be aware of everything. The mayor hates my mom, Dev. Hes a good friend of Dorseys, too..