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"I shall see to it that nes are passed Murder done in the highest Court in the land! It will go down as a disgraceful point in our history"

"Yes, indeed," Sherlock said "As it should" She proceeded to introduce all of theot the distinct impression that neither Justice was pleased to see them

Callie moved to sit beside her ive her room

Savich said to Harry Thorpe, "I had wanted to meet you, sir I’ve been told that you own and operate Harry’s"

Harry Thorpe looked up at Savich, histo reply when Justice Alto-Thorpe said, "He sells fish What are you doing here, Agents?"

Savich said, "We wanted to see how Mrs Califano was doing I assume that’s why you are all here?" His question included Justice Wallace and his wife

Justice Wallace said quickly, "Yes, of course Beth and I are friends of the family, have been forup"

Thankfully, Justice Alto-Thorpe remained silent, but she continued to look at Savich, Sherlock, and Ben as if the murders were all their fault

Savich said, "I assuht you here?"

Justice Wallace nodded "Fine fellows We feel quite safe with them around" Beth Wallace didn’t say a word From her expression it was obvious she didn’t want to be here Sherlock saw her look directly at Margaret, and there was so that bothered Sherlock, soht Then it was clear She knew, Sherlock realized, she knew very well that her husband had wanted to add another notch to his aging belt Sherlock would wager she also knew that Stewart Califano knew about it as well and had been upset at her husband But as she looking at Margaret like that? Margaret wasn’t the one in the wrong Then Beth Wallace looked at her husband, saw that he was staring at Margaret Sherlock saw her wince, look down at her clasped hands, slu she felt and kneithout speaking a word She was dressed in lovely black wool trousers, a pink cashood on the outside But her insides?

Margaret said, "Would you like soh"

"That would be lovely," Sherlock said Janette Weaverton quickly rose Did the women have a rotation schedule? Sherlock could easily picture Janette in tennis whites, skillfully wielding a racket Yes, Janette looked like she’d be a winner at tennis Sherlock soodies?"

The Kettering kitchen was large, the walls a pale yellow, the appliances sparkling new A large pine table was set in the center, and Sherlock remembered the meal they’d had here with Miles and Katie and the children before they’d returned to Jessborough, Tennessee

"This is a lovely home," Janette Weaverton said, and went efficiently to the coffeepot Was she staying here with Margaret? Actually sleeping here? Were the other friends as well?

There was really nothing for Sherlock to do, which didn’t surprise her These woainst the counter and said, "Margaret has ood friends"

"She’s still pretty bad, just sits there, staring off, and the rest of us sit there with her and worry and try to distract her But she’ll et together, Mrs Weaverton?"

"Janette, please, Agent Sherlock Incidentally, that’s an interesting naet lots of jokes about it since you’re an FBI agent"

"Endless nue in San Francisco, and he gets the jokes too But not in his courtrooe Sherlock’ scares some of the defendants to their toes Please call ether in school We all went to Bryn Mawr, outside Philadelphia, same place Callie went to school"

"You’ve known each other that long?"

"Well, we didn’t all aret our freshinals Actually, we called ourselves the two Eves Then we picked up Bitsy in biology the second year, Juliette shared an off-campus suite in the third year, and Anna Clifford, aone of our boyfriends in our senior year We caether"