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He turned his attention to the telegram, opened it, read the message, then re-read it again. He became
quite rigid, quite pale, then stood up by putting both hands on the table for assistance, blindly upsetting a
cup of coffee.

He stumbled with the same blind despair across the dining room to the telephone booths, entered a booth
and had much trouble dialing a number, finally succeeding only by holding his right hand with his left hand
to steady it.

тАЬHam . . . тАЬ he said hoarsely. тАЬI just got a telegram. . . . Doc is dead. . . . Arizona. Last night. Went over
a cliff. . . . Yes, of course. You telephone the airline for tickets. . . . I don't think I could talk so good
right now.тАЭ



HAM BROOKS, the attorney, was grinning when he met Monk. тАЬPick up your face,тАЭ he said. тАЬI don't
know what it's all about, but Doc isn't dead. Here, take a look at this. It came a minute ago.тАЭ

The telegram said:

ANY REPORTS YOU GET OF MY DEATH ARE UNTRUE BUT ACT AS THOUGH THEY
WERE YOU WILL PROBABLY BE EXPECTED COME OUT HERE INVESTIGATE MY DEATH
DO SO I WILL CONTACT YOU BY ALL MEANS PRETEND YOU THINK ME DEAD

DOC

Monk's first feeling was enough relief to make him weak. His second one was suspicion, and he
demanded of Ham, тАЬYou really just get this? Or were you holding out on me to hand me a scare?тАЭ

тАЬDon't be an ass. Or at least try not to be as much a one as usual.тАЭ

Monk snorted. тАЬWe going to Arizona?тАЭ

тАЬI have plane tickets, yes.тАЭ



TWA FLIGHT SEVENTEEN, which left La Guardia field that morning at nine-fifteen, seemed to be
their quickest plane out, and they had arranged to be put down at Winslow, Arizona. Scheduled arrival
time would be about eleven o'clock that night.

Ham Brooks, the attorney, was an excessively dapper gentleman with the wide mobile mouth of a man
equipped by nature for talking too much. He fancied greatly his reputation as a dresser, and had other
peculiarities which did not go smoothly with his dignified reputation as one of the most distinguished
lawyers Harvard Law School had ever turned out.

тАЬHow much information have you got about it?тАЭ He asked Monk.

Monk showed him the telegram.