and I have never seen quite eye to eye, but I never
figured him for a cold-blooded killer. I told my depu
ties, there has to be some mistake,’’ he said. ‘‘You
think this new ME of yours gave them the wrong bul
let? Could he be a part of this?’’
‘‘Janice Warrick and Izzy Wallace witnessed the au
topsy. They saw him take the bullet out of Peeks’
brain and give it to them. Janice said it was from the
gun they took off Garnett at the scene.’’
‘‘I hate hearing that,’’ said Canfield.
‘‘So do I,’’ said Diane. ‘‘He has been very support
ive of me since we put the crime unit in, and very
protective of the museum.’’
‘‘Before I talk to Janice, I’d like to speak with you
more about what’s going on. You can explain to me
about this cybergang stuff you were talking about.
They don’t like to share information in Rosewood.
They expect me to do all the sharing. That’s why I
don’t like dealing with them. They act like Rose
wood’s a big city and we’re just rubes out here. I don’t
live but a mile from the city limits, so I don’t know
who they think they are fooling.’’
‘‘I know what you mean about the sharing going
only one way,’’ said Diane.
‘‘Oh, one more thing,’’ he said. ‘‘My wife wants to
know what you wear to a white-tie function. We’ve
never been to one.’’
Diane smiled. ‘‘Andie, my assistant, is putting to
gether a newsletter that gives all the details. I’ll make
sure you get a copy,’’ she said.
‘‘I would appreciate that. I told my wife I wouldn’t
understand fashion advice even if I wrote it down. Just
tell me this, do I have to wear one of them top hats?
I told the wife that there are just some things where
I draw the line, and that’s one of them.’’
‘‘No. No top hat,’’ said Diane.
‘‘Good.’’ He laughed. ‘‘Can’t you just see me in one
of those?’’
Diane seriously couldn’t.
She hung up the phone and went back into her
sitting room. Neva was dusting the inside of the com
puter case for prints. David and Frank were at the
computer discussing the decryption procedures. Jin
was sitting on the sofa with Izzy, giving him a course
in DNA. Someone had cleaned up all the refuse from
the pizza dinner and disposed of it.
Diane pulled up a chair and sat down beside Frank. ‘‘How are we doing?’’ she asked.
‘‘We’re just starting,’’ said Frank. ‘‘If it’s encrypted using a very long key, then we may not be able to
break it before the end of this century.’’
‘‘Well, how do hackers get in?’’ asked Diane. ‘‘How
