“It isn’t that. It’s just the way the thing was described to me. Okay, Paul, on your way.”
“How many men shall I turn loose on this thing?”
“All you need to get results in a hurry.”
“Any limit on expenses?”
“No limit,” Mason said. “This is my party.”
“What’s the idea? Getting benevolent?”
“No. I fell for a lame canary and what I thought was a mystery. This is what comes of it.”
“Sounds like a goofy case,” Drake said, pivoting around in the chair and getting to his feet.
“It is.”
“Okay. You want me to report by telephone?”