They have got
to do their homework."
"I'll get right on it, Henry. Don't worry now. Just remember
that we can keep everyone--reporters, local, state and federal--
out of our business simply by claiming academic privilege.
There is nothing we can't explain away. Nothing we can't
make disappear if we need to."
"OK, John, and thanks."
"Right. Good evening, Henry."
Henry hung up the phone and stretched. Strange, he thought,
sniffing the air experimentally, I don't smell anything cooking.
Wonder if we're going out for dinner. For that matter, I wonder
where Kate is, haven't heard her moving around. Oh, well, she's
probably in the back yard.
Resigning himself to the distinct possibility that he would
have to get ready for another night out, he went in search of her.
The kitchen first, he decided. I'll grab something out of the
refrigerator to eat and. . .what's this note on the table?
Henry started to read it and then sat down heavily in a
nearby chair to finish reading. "Be damned," he breathed.
"She's left me."
THE HEARING - DAY 3
Chapter 23
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