“If he does that,” she threatened, “I’ll... I’ll...”

“What?” Mason asked.

“I’m not exactly a fool,” she said, after a moment.

“That trip to San Francisco sounds like it,” Mason said.

“I came back, didn’t I?”

Mason said, “Don’t forget, Marcia, we’re acting as Leeds’ lawyers. We’re cold-blooded about it.”

“I know,” she told him, “but I can trust you.”

“What are these papers?” Mason asked.

“Mostly photographs,” she said.

“Photographs of what?” Mason asked.