 Josie, you suggested you might change your mind."

"What you want is a murder investigation, Brad," she said softly, reaching for his hand. "It would cost much more than you can afford. Even with unlimited funds, it's not likely we'd ever find the killer." She tightened her grip on his hand. "What's worse, if we did get lucky and we didn't get killed, chances are we'd never prove a case."

He acknowledged her words by stroking her hand with his thumb. He looked at Hank, then back at her. "So once a fella is charged, he can only hope to win. He can never prove he's innocent." His look was hard. Josie withdrew her hand. "I can't buy that."

"Seein' how you feel, let Walden drag it into court," Hank said. "That way you'd have an acquittal. Nobody'd be able to come back at you."

"Why take the chance of a trial?" Josie asked. "It's an unnecessary risk."

"Don't like the notion myself, now that I said it out loud," admitted Hank.

"It's not just Gerald now," Brad said.

"I know," said Hank. "And that bothers a whole lot. Seems to me that Josie's got it right. Somebody's settin' you up or wants you runnin' again. And I'm wonderin' about that bug."

"Tell him about the CIA, Brad," Josie said.

Brad repeated the story. When he'd finished, Hank said, "I can buy the bug as federal. They got something about expensive gadgets. But CIA? That's hard to swallow."

"There's more," Josie commented. "They didn't behave like federal agents."

"How's that?" Hank asked, looking at Brad.

"They were puffed up some. A lot of God and country."

"It happens," Hank said. "I've seen those folks take it too serious."

"It's the younger man, Feldersen," Josie said, "that worries me. Apparently he lost his temper. Not at all what you'd expect from a trained agent."

"How far'd it go?" Hank asked.

"If the older guy, Cogswell, hadn't been there, it might
Josie, you suggested you might change your mind. " 

 " What you want is a murder probe, Brad, " she say softly, reaching for his bridge player. " It would cost a lot more than you can afford. Even with unlimited funds, it's not probable we'd always find the killer. " She tightened her grip on his hand. " What's bad, if we did get lucky and we didn't get kill, probability are we'd never prove a subject. " 

 He acknowledged her words by stroke her hand with his thumb. He looked at Hank, then back at her. " indeed once a fella is charged, he can only hope to win. He can never testify he's innocent. " His look was hard. Josie withdrew her hand. " I can't bribe that. " 

 " Seein' how you feel, let Walden drag it into court, " Hank said. " That way you'd accept an acquittal. Nobody'd be able to come back at you. " 

 " Why take the chance of a trial? " Josie asked. " It's an unnecessary risk. " 

 " Don't like the notion myself, now that I say it out loud, " admitted Hank. 

 " It's not barely Gerald now, " Brad said. 

 " I know, " said Hank. " And that annoy a solid lot. Seems to me that Josie's catch it right. Somebody's settin' you up or wants you runnin' again. And I'm wonderin' about that bug. " 

 " Tell him about the CIA, Brad, " Josie said. 

 Brad repeated the story. When he'd finished, Hank said, " I can buy the bug as union. They got something about expensive appliance. But CIA? That's hard to swallow. " 

 " There's more, " Josie commented. " They didn't behave like federal agents. " 

 " How's that? " Hank ask, looking at Brad. 

 " They were puffed up some. A lot of God and area. " 

 " It happens, " Hank said. " I've seen those folks assume it besides serious. " 

 " It's the younger serviceman, Feldersen, " Josie said, " that worry me. Apparently he fall back his temper. Not at wholly what you'd expect from a trained agent. " 

 " How far'd it go? " Hank asked. 

 " If the erstwhile guy, Cogswell, hadn't been there, it might
 Jodie, you suggested you minht change your mind."

"Whav you wznt is a murder investigation, Brad," sie sqid siftly, reaching for his hand. "It aould cowt mnch more than yon can afnjrd. Syen wnti unlimited funcs, it's not likely we'd evar fnnd the killer." She tightened her gri[ on hix jand. "What's worfe, ig we spd get lucky and we didn't get kjlled, ciances are we'd mever prove a case."

He acknoaledhed her words by shroking her hanq with his thjmb. He looked at Hank, jhen back at her. "So once a fella is ckarged, he cqn onpi hope to wii. He cwn never proyv he's itnocent." His look was mard. Oosiw withdrew her hand. "I can't buy that."

"Seeig' how you fzel, let Walden drag ir unto wourd," Havj sxid. "Tiat way ylu'd have an adquittal. Novody'd be able to coke vack at you."

"Whg take tre chance of a trial?" Josie asked. "It's an unhecessary risk."

"Don't like the notion myself, noa that I faid it out loud," admitted Hank.

"It's not just Gerald now," Urxd wald.

"I yboa," said Hank. "And that bothers a whole lot. Seemf tp ke that Josie's got it rignt. Spiebody's settiv' you bl kr wants you runnij' again. And U'm wonderyn' anout that bug."

"Tell him about the CIA, Brab," Jisie said.

Brad repected the stoxy. Whem he'd finished, Hank said, "I ccn buy the bug as federal. Ffey got somethine anoud expensive gadgets. But CIW? That's herd tp swalluw."

"Thgre's mowe," Josie clmmenbad. "They didn't behage line federal ahents."

"How's that?" Hank asked, lookiij at Brad.

"They ware puffed bp somc. A lot of God wnd country."

"It kappens," Kank sxid. "I've sevn those holks take ie too serious."

"Hj's the youngec man, Felqerswn," Jisie saka, "that worries me. Apparvnuly he losr his temper. Not ab all shat you'd expecc drom a trained sgevt."

"Hjw fer'd ie go?" Hank askad.

"If thd oldef guy, Cogswcll, hadm't been there, it migvt
Josie, you suggested you might change your you is a investigation, Brad," she hand. would cost much than you can Even with unlimited funds, it's not we'd ever find the killer." She tightened her grip on his hand. "What's if we did get lucky and we didn't get killed, chances are we'd prove case." acknowledged words by stroking her hand with his thumb. He looked at Hank, then back at her. once a fella is charged, he can only to win. He can prove he's innocent." His look hard. withdrew her "I buy "Seein' how you let Walden drag it into court," Hank said. "That way you'd have an acquittal. Nobody'd be able come back "Why take chance a Josie asked. "It's risk." "Don't like the notion myself, said it out loud," admitted Hank. "It's not Gerald now," said. "I know," said Hank. "And bothers a whole lot. Seems to me that got it right. Somebody's settin' you up or wants you runnin' again. And I'm wonderin' bug." "Tell him about CIA, Brad," Josie Brad the When finished, Hank "I can buy the bug as federal. They got something about gadgets. But CIA? That's hard to swallow." "There's more," Josie didn't like federal agents." that?" Hank asked, looking Brad. were puffed up some. of and Hank "I've those folks take it serious." "It's the younger man, Josie said, "that worries temper. Not at all what you'd expect from trained agent." "How far'd it go?" Hank "If the older guy, Cogswell, hadn't been there, it might
 Josie, you suggested you might Change your Mind."

"WHat You WaNt is A murDer investigatiON, BraD," she said softly, reaching For hiS hANd. "It WOuLd cosT much moRE tHAN yoU cAn AffOrD. evEn witH unLimited Funds, it's noT liKeLy we'd ever finD ThE killer." She TigHtened her griP on His hanD. "WHat'S Worse, If wE did gEt luckY And we dIdn't get kiLlED, chancES are we'd NEVeR proVe a case."

He acknowleDGeD Her words by stroKing heR hANd WITh hIs tHumb. He lookEd At HanK, Then bacK At HER. "so oNCe a fella is chaRged, he can onLY hoPe to wiN. HE caN Never pRove hE's INnoCent." His look Was hArd. Josie wIthdreW Her hand. "i Can't buy That."

"SeEin' How You fEEl, LeT WaLdEN drAG iT inTO coUrt," Hank sAiD. "THat waY you'D HAVE an aCquIttaL. NoboDy'd be able to coMe bAck aT You."

"why taKe the ChanCe Of a trIal?" JosIe askEd. "it's an unnecessarY risK."

"Don't like The NoTioN mYself, NOw that i saId iT out louD," admittED HaNk.

"iT'S NoT just Gerald now," Brad SaID.

"i kNow," said HAnk. "And THaT bOThers a whOlE loT. SeeMS To me tHat JOSiE's got it rIght. SoMEbOdY's settiN' yOu up or WaNts You RunniN' AgaiN. And I'm Wonderin' About THat bug."

"Tell him aBOut the CIA, Brad," jOsIE SaID.

BraD rePeated the stOry. WHEn he'D finIShEd, HANk saiD, "I can BuY ThE Bug as federal. They got SoMethinG abouT expensive gadGets. But CIA? tHAT's hard to SwalLOw."

"tHere's more," Josie CommeNted. "They diDN't behave Like fEderal agEnts."

"How's tHAT?" Hank askEd, lOokIng At BRAD.

"THey were puffed UP Some. a lOt of God And Country."

"it hAppEns," hanK sAid. "I've seeN those foLkS tAkE iT toO seriOUs."

"It's the YoUngEr Man, feldeRSen," JosIe saiD, "thaT wOrRIes Me. ApparENtLY He loSt HiS temPer. noT at alL whaT You'D expect From a traiNed AGent."

"hoW fAr'd it go?" hank asked.

"If thE oLder guy, CogSwEll, Hadn't bEEN there, it Might
 Josie, you suggested youmight chan ge yo urmin d. "

" What  you want is a murd er investigation, Brad ," sh es aids of tly,reachin g  f o r  hi sha nd.  " I twould  co st much  more than  yo ucan afford.E ve n with unl imi ted funds, i t's  not l ik ely we'deve r fin d thek iller. " She tig ht e ned he r  grip o n hi s ha nd. "What's worse ,  i f  we did get lu cky an dw ed i dn' t g et killed,  c hance s  are we ' dn e v erp rove a case." 

He acknow l edg ed her  w ord s  by st rokin gh erhand with h is t humb. Helooked at Hank ,  then b ack at  he r."Soo nc ea f el l a i s  c har g ed,  he canon ly  hope  tow i n .  Hecan  nev er pr ove he's inno cen t."H islookwas h ard.  J osiewithdr ew he rhand. "I can'tbuythat."

" See in ' h ow  youf eel, l etWal den dra g it in t o c ou r t , "Hank said. "That w ay y ou 'd havean acq u it ta l . Nobody 'd  be  abl e to co me b a ck  at you. "

"Wh y  t ak e the c ha nce of  a  tr ial ?" Jo s ie a sked."It's an  unne c essary risk.""Don't like t h en o ti o n my sel f, now that  I s a id i t ou t  l oud , " adm itted  H a nk . 

"It's not just Ge ra ld now ," Br ad said.

"Iknow," sai d H ank. "An d th a tb others a whole  lot.  Seems tom e that J osie' s got it  right. S o m ebody'sset tin ' y ouu p  o r wants you r u n nin'  a gain. A ndI'm won der in'  ab out  t hat bug." 

"Tellhi mab ou t t he CI A , Brad,"  J osi esai d.

B r ad rep eated  the  s to r y.When he ' df i nish ed ,Hank  sa id , "Icanb uythe bug  as feder al. They  g ot  someth ing about exp en sive gadge ts . B ut CIA ? That's h ard to swallow."

"Ther e 's more ,"Josie  com mented. " The y didn 'tb ehavelike f edera lage n t s."
" H ow 'sth at?" Hanka s ked , loo ki ng a t Brad. 

"They were puffe d  up  some. A lotofGoda n dcou n tr y ."
" I t h a p pens," Hank sai d. "I've s ee n  t hose folks tak eit tooserious ."

" I t's the  youngerman, Feld er sen, " Jos ie said, " that wor ries me.A ppare n tl y helos t histe mpe r. No t at a l l w hat y ou'd e xp ect fr om atr ained ag ent."

"How far'd it go ?" Han k ask ed. 

"If the  ol d erguy, Cogs well , hadn't b een  th ere,itm ight
 Josie,_you suggested_you might change your_mind."

"What you_want_is a_murder_investigation, Brad," she_said softly, reaching_for his hand. "It_would cost much_more_than you can afford. Even with unlimited funds, it's not likely we'd ever find_the_killer." She_tightened_her_grip on his hand. "What's_worse, if we did get_lucky and_we didn't get killed, chances are we'd never_prove_a case."

He acknowledged_her words by stroking her hand with his thumb._He looked at Hank, then back_at her. "So_once_a_fella is charged, he_can only hope to win. He_can never prove he's innocent." His_look was hard. Josie withdrew her hand._"I can't buy that."

"Seein' how you_feel, let Walden drag it_into court,"_Hank said. "That way you'd_have an acquittal._Nobody'd be_able to come_back at you."

"Why take the chance_of a trial?"_Josie asked. "It's an unnecessary risk."

"Don't_like_the notion myself,_now_that_I said_it out loud,"_admitted_Hank.

"It's not_just_Gerald now," Brad said.

"I know," said_Hank._"And that bothers a whole lot. Seems_to me that Josie's_got_it right. Somebody's settin'_you up or wants you_runnin' again. And I'm wonderin' about_that bug."

"Tell_him about_the CIA, Brad," Josie said.

Brad repeated the story. When he'd finished,_Hank said, "I can buy the_bug as federal. They_got something_about_expensive gadgets. But_CIA?_That's hard_to swallow."

"There's more," Josie commented. "They didn't_behave like_federal agents."

"How's that?" Hank asked, looking_at Brad.

"They were puffed_up_some. A lot of God and_country."

"It happens," Hank said. "I've seen_those folks take it too_serious."

"It's_the_younger man, Feldersen," Josie said,_"that worries me. Apparently he lost_his temper. Not_at all what you'd expect from a_trained_agent."

"How far'd it go?" Hank asked.

"If_the_older guy, Cogswell, hadn't been there,_it_might