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In every Barnes & Noble aisle, like at Filomena’s, nearly everyone had believed Director Mueller was covering up the shooting of another law clerk, read the Post, that’s where the real scoop was

Callie said, "Jed was fast, as well as going the extra ten yards beyond what I told him"

They heard a man say, "I sure wouldn’t apply there if I was fresh out of law school I wonder if there’ll be a shortage next year"

"All three of the law clerks orked for Justice Califano--dead in a week"

"The Post didn’t say she was dead She’s in Bethesda"

"Who knows?"

They walked through the aisles, pausing to listen when they hit a new group of people

"I sure hope they protect that poor law clerk this tio," Ben said

When Ben and Callie left, he found hi back toward Savich’s house He said, "I spoke to Savich when you went to the bathrooood, that hat he’d hoped I got the impression that he feels like shit about Giffey I heard it in his voice He blaiven what happened, I’d bla?"

Ben slowed down in front of the house, then pulled to the curb and put the car in park "I wanted to check on the looks quiet I know Savich has a state-of-the-art security syste, of course But still--"

"You wanted to make sure No probleht toward the house where old Mr Avery lived "I re 2371 Lombard Street It’s not too late Let’s stop in and talk to hiame?"

CHAPTER 35

NATHANIEL AVERY ANSWERED the door almost immediately He was decked out in a tatty pale blue chenille bathrobe that fell nearly to his bony feet It looked like it belonged to his wife Ben felt his opti fast Truth was, Mr Avery looked like a batty old codger ouldn’t know a Toyota if it had its name printed across the windshield