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She’d brought it back to her relationship with Justice Califano without the to push her Savich said, "What do youin, I’ each other’s clothes off in the next five , it stimulated us, made us a little wild We never made love in his office, but that time it would have been close, I’ll adue, believe me He could execute a 360 on the head of a pin just for fun, and argue the opposite side He was that good He had this ability to see both sides of an issue very clearly, and he could argue either side so well, he could talk nearly anyone over It was a gift he had But he illing to change his e it soe his mind about an issue or a case because he loved me, it was always about his sense of justice and the best way to achieve it without sto on the Constitution He believed our Constitution should serve our world today, but he always tried to get into the Old Ones’ heads--that’s what he called them

"He had weaknesses, too He could take a lawyer into dislike--and I know at least a couple of times that it colored his decisions But he helped me form my own ideas about how to balance justice and the law in each individual situation We’d disagree, we’d fight" Eliza stopped cold, looked down at her clenched hands "And now he’s dead, and we don’t even knoho killed hi, and Sherlock went to her and pulled her into her arainst her hair, "I know, Eliza We’re so very sorry We won’t be telling Mrs Califano anything, only if it’s vital, which I can’t iht, Eliza Is there soainst Sherlock’s shoulder, and slowly straightened "You’re so save her face a gentle pat "Yes, I am But I can’t stand to see this pain Listen to rieve, that you think of all you’ve lost, but you’re young and set over this You will h to have a child Agent Savich and I have Sean, and ould give our lives for hie, and they will, for the better We’ll be speaking to you again, Eliza"

Before they left, Savich made an appointment to see Eliza Vickers on Monday afternoon at the Supre

"I wonder," Savich said as he turned the ignition key, "if she expected to marry him"

"I sure hope she’s too smart to have fallen into that trap"

"Next time we see her, let’s be sure to ask I want to hear what she has to say"

CHAPTER 15

GEORGETOWN

WASHINGTON, DC

SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING

LILYSAVICH SERVED hoetable soup and polenta, an unlikely couette with strawberry preserves, which Sean also liked Sean floated his polenta in the soup and hummed while he spooned most of it down his throat

Sherlock said as she tucked Sean’s napkin more firmly around his neck and wiped bits of polenta off his chin, "When’s Si up, and won’t be here until this evening So art acquisition for the Met He’s pretty iot home sooner than expected"

"Yeah, well," Sherlock said as she spooned in a bit of soup, "Justice Alto-Thorpe blasted us out of the water for allowing murder to happen in the Supreme Court, wouldn’t even let us in her house"

"She laht," Savich said "It was quite an experience"

"So either of you," Lily added, her voice wistful "I wish I could have seen that Okay, despite her, how’s the case going?"

"We’ve got so" Savich’s eyes nearly rolled back in his head at the taste of the soup "You made the soup, Lily? It’s wonderful"

And Lily said without ies" She winked at Sherlock and h-end deli over on M Street She continued, "After Justice Alto-Thorpe, you guys sure don’t want to turn on the TV, it’ll give you heartburn Goodness, I had no idea there were soand isn’t doing, on what the President should be doing and isn’t doing It shows no sign of stopping"