“Implying he could be destructive?”
“Immensely. So be on your guard even though I don’t think he’ll harm any of us.”
“How is Cave?”
“I’m worried, Gene. He hasn’t got over that accident. He talks about it continually.”
“But the man didn’t die.”
“It would be better if he did ... as it is there’s a chance of a lawsuit against Cave for damages.”
“But he has no money.”
“That doesn’t prevent them from suing. Worst of all, though, would be the publicity. The whole thing has depressed John terribly. It was all I could do to keep him from announcing to the press that he had almost done the old man a favor.”
“You mean by killing him?”
Iris nodded, quite seriously. “That’s actually what he believes and the reason why he drove on.”