Fog in Rochelle Mason Stone had to wait more than twenty minutes before he left April's flat. If, indeed, everyone associated with him was under surveillance, he could not afford to endanger the girl by being seen with her. He went down to the street via the building's laundry room in the basement. So as not to be seen through the windows, he reached it by the service staircase that ran through the heart of the building. The laundry room led into an alley from which one could not look out without being seen. Ideal for a man on the run. If anyone was watching April, it was on Broadway a couple of cars away from the minivan driven by her secretary. He'd told her to give the impression she was on her way back to her aunt's, out of town. If she succeeded, the tail would abandon the tail near

