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knew plenty of morons who had made it through law school, and my years defending navy doctors against malpractice claims had convinced me a similar percentage survived medical school. "Any- how," I said, "it looks like I've got some reading to do, so I'd better be going. Thanks for having Mary Pat get right on this." "You're more than welcome. If you need anything else, just call." "By the way," I said, "when Professor Finn stopped by, Mary Pat told him I'm helping you prepare a workshop on personal safety for some women in a shelter. Which one of you came up with that?" She smiled. "She did, but you have to admit it's a good lie." "It's perfect," I said. "I am an investigator, and you evidently work with one of the shelters." I pointed to the plaque honoring her service. "I'm on the board of directors of the Boulder Women's Shelter." "That's terrific. If you ever do want to put together a workshop, let me know. I've had some training in verbal de-escalation and personal safety techniques." "Well," she said, "let's get through this first." I was almost out the door. "You know," she said, "when I first met with them, those FBI men asked me not to discuss this matter with anyone else. Even after the bureau closed the case, their boss encouraged me to be discreet-he wanted to protect the privacy of the families-so I haven't mentioned any of this to my colleagues, but at some point you may want to talk with Stephen." "Why's that?" "He taught at the University of Nebraska." "When?" "Just before joining the faculty here." "Really? Did he know Carolyn Chang?" "Yes, he learned of her death from a former colleague. He was quite upset." "Small world," I said.