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“And first-degree murder”

Eversree murder,” he said

The er-lover Corbett says so?”

Eversman’s voice had lost its tremor “And because his co citizen, Mr Stringer,” he said

“Mr Stringer is indeed upstanding,” I said “But Chief Eversman will also find that my complaint is fully and completely supported by a person even ine that”

The wiry ly eye on me “And who the hell that?”

“His name,” I said, “is Theodore Roosevelt”

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sp; Part Five

THE TRIAL AT EUDORA

Chapter 89

JACKSON HENSEN, the harried senior personal assistant to the president, entered the Oval Office with a bloodred leather folder under his arm He took one look at the president and dropped the folder The raland, the shah of Persia, and the Japanese aressmen, ordinary citizens, and all manner of federal bureaucrats

“Har-de-har-har!” The president was laughing and singing Also, he was dancing a jig He aving a golden Western Union telegram in the air as he capered in a circle behind his desk

“Is anything the matter, sir?” Jackson Hensen asked

“Does it look like there’s anything the matter, Hensen?”