Perry had an idea pop up in his head. Why not go to the police station and ask if he could speak with Dr. Webber. He learned that Hutchinson, the Johnsons' attorney, still hasn't left either. Not a chance would he want Hutchinson to answer these questions. Only Webber can.

"Would you mind driving to the police station?" he asked Ada.

"What for?"

"There's somebody I want to talk and ask questions."

"Who would that be?"

"One of the people who were in court with car accident case."

"I want to put that behind me, Perry. I will drive you."

"Let me call first."

Ada remembered there were a few police officers outside their house. She didn't forget about the 24 hour protection until this case is closed.

She didn't reply.

So he made the call and told Tragg he was coming over.

"Thank you for letting me know, Perry. So you still have the officers outside the house?" Tragg asked, checking in.

"Yes."

"Tell them were you're going and they'll follow you."

He didn't have to look since it looked like Ada was already ahead of him.

"So you still have Dr. Webber, right?"

"Yes. What does he have to do with this case?"

"I just wanted to talk with him, that's all. It's not about the car accident. It's about my father's murder."

"Here we go again, Perry. I would just leave this case alone if I were you. I'll tell Dr. Webber to expect you. I think Hamilton should be here since he was your attorney in the last case. It might be important for him to listen in."

"Are you sure he's interested in hearing about the questions about my father's murder? He hasn't done much of anything on this lost child case," Perry pointed out.

"I still think it's a good idea, whether he's looking in the case or not."

"I'll call him, then I will leave."

The conversation was now over.

"We're good to go."

"Let me get my car keys first and then we can go."

After she unlocked the car, they didn't say much at all.

"Why do you want to talk with that doctor about, Perry? I thought we were done with him."

"We are, but I just need to ask questions about Dad."

"All right. I'll just stay here in the car."

"You don't have to go in."

While Perry and Ada were on their way to the police station, Tragg made a call to Hamilton's office. He was there.

"Hello?"

"Hello, Mr. Burger."

"Hello, Tragg. What would you like me to do now?"

"Mason's on his way over, and wants to talk with the doctor from the last case. I think it's a good idea you come in and listen."

"I'll be on my way. Thank you for saying something."

"No problem."

Perry and Ada were in the parking lot with the police officers. They were just weren't used to the 24 hour protection that Tragg started.

When the walked in, the officers were behind them as well.

"Perry, hello. This must be your mother."

"Yes. Ada Mason."

"Nice to meet you, ma'am."

She returned it to him.

"She's not going to listen in, Tragg. Just going to hang out in the car."

"Mrs. Mason, this isn't about you, but you can come back in later if you'd like."

"I'm better off in the car, but thank you anyway."

Then one of the officers followed her back to the car while a couple of them hung around.

"How much longer do you want us, Tragg?" one of the officers asked.

"Just until this case is finished. I have no idea how much further Perry wants to go."

"There will be a court date, Tragg, no matter how hard it's going to be for a longshot."

"By the Perry, Mr. Burger's on his way. He's going to listen in with the doctor."

Perry wasn't surprised.

"You can go in, Perry, but don't say anything until Hamilton gets here."

"All right. Hutchinson doesn't need to listen."

"Of course not because it's not about him."

So one of the officers led the way since they knew where Dr. Webber was locked up.

"We'll be outside, Mr. Mason."

"Okay."

Perry kept hoping and praying this case with his mother involved would win since this was about George Mason.

Tragg stayed for a while to let Dr. Webber know he had a visitor.

"Perry, when you're done here, we can talk more about this case."

"Okay."

It took Hamilton a while to arrive to the police station.

When he did get there, both Perry and Tragg were out front.

"Okay, tell me why you want me to show up," he said.

"Perry here wants to talk with Dr. Webber about this case. I thought it made sense for you to listen in."

"I'm not involved in this lost child case. The car accident was enough for me."

"Maybe you will be involved in your own case if something happens to you," Tragg told him as they followed him to one of the jail cells.

"Doctor, you have a visitor."

"Thank you."

He recognized both Perry and Hamilton.

"I heard you're working on another case that your father was involved in years ago," Dr. Webber told him.

"That's why I wanted to come here. You remember Hamilton Burger, don't you?"

"Yes, I do. You're the one who was Mr. Mason's attorney," Dr. Webber said.

Exactly. I thought you wouldn't remember us."

"I wouldn't forget you. Tell me why you're here, Perry."

"About one of my father's cases. Since he did a lot for me in the past, I thought I would do the same thing for him. He wasn't getting very far in this case I reopened."

"You should have left thar case alone, Perry," Dr. Webber told him.

"My question is, were you and George Mason classmates in school?"

"That was long ago. I think we were in college and our senior year of high school. We weren't close friends, either. When we graduated from college, he decided to go to law school while I chose medical school. We haven't talked much since I learned about your accident."

"How well did you know him?"

"Sounds like the courtroom to me," Dr. Webber told both Perry and Hamilton.

"But it's not. Just answer my question, Dr."

"How well did I know George Mason?"

"Yes."

"Well enough, but we decided not to be close friends. We used to study together in college until our senior year. He was the smart one. Smart enough to be a lawyer like his son. What else do you want to know?"

"Do you know his wife, Ada?"

"Yes, I do. Why?"

"She is a witness in this case and I'm representing her."

"What happened that made you decide to be her attorney?" Dr. Webber asked.

Both Hamilton and Perry saw Dr. Webber could have been close to 70, so he was way younger than Ada and George. Dr. Webber looked like he must have been two or three years younger than George, so no wonder they were close in age.

"She was accused of his murder when she didn't do it. She was out to lunch with a friend of hers at the time of the murder. Even I was accused."

"What do I have to do with this case?" Dr. Webber asked.

"Do you know who the killer is or was?"

"I don't think so. Are you still sure you want to solve a longshot case that your father left behind? I have been following this case, Perry. I feel bad for the child that was left behind."

"So do I, Doctor. Tell me what you remember about George. Do you know why he quit before I showed up?"

"Many reasons. I can't name them all. I'm sure you've heard about a few of them."

"Yes. I was told that I was one of the reasons."

"Perry, I don't know if you heard about this from everybody else, but he was in trouble a few times," Dr. Webber said.

"What for?"

This was something new that caught his attention.

"Like I said, it was a long time ago. How far are you on this case?" Dr. Webber asked, changing the subject from when George was in trouble.

"Pretty far. Even further than he did when he closed this case."

"You're quiet, Hamilton. Do you want to add something?" Dr. Webber asked.

"Not really. He's doing everything. I'm not involved or interested in any of the cases from George Mason."

"I can't blame you," Dr. Webber agreed.

"Answer my question, Dr. What got him into trouble that he had to quit?"

"You don't even want to know," he answered.

"I'm trying to solve his murder case, Dr. I have to know."

"It was some sort of robbery or something like that. He told me, so that's how I remember," the doctor answered.

"Are we done yet, Perry?" Hamilton asked.

"Almost. Tragg said something to talk about this case when we're finished with the doctor."

Then Perry asked, "Were you the one who murdered my father when he was in bed at home?"

"Why would I do a crazy thing like this? I don't think you'll be able to drive anymore, Perry," the doctor said.

"My mother said something about a brown truck when my father was involved in the retail store shooting for him to come back. Did you know anything about that, Dr.?"

"Of course I knew. I would think George Mason was careful with what he did when getting into trouble."

"Why would he be careful if he was shot?"

"He said that he liked the idea of bringing a gun with him to protect himself in things like this when they happen, Perry. I'm sure you've seen that gun for yourself."

"I think I have, but I really can't say for sure."

"Perry, this case is too dangerous, just like that accident you were involved in," the doctor told him.

"He's been in a few of them already," Hamilton said.

"I think you're in the same danger zone like your father did," the doctor said, and then added, "like father, like son."

"Now are we finished?"

"For now. We might come back, Hamilton."

"I'm sure we will. See you soon, Doctor."

"Whatever."

"What do you think of him now, Hamilton?"

"I'm not sure. I still vote he was your father's killer."

"I knew there was somebody looked familiar when I was on the witness stand, but I couldn't make it out. Could have been him all along, Hamilton, unless we missed the whole thing."

"I guess you're right. Thank you for letting me listen in. I don't need to be your lawyer anymore in the future."

"From what Webber said, Hamilton, I'm still not going to give up on this case, no matter how far I have gotten."

"You two done?" Tragg asked.

"Yes," Perry answered.

"Now let's talk about this case you took over from your father."

"What about it, Tragg?"

"I'm going to leave now and head back to the office. I think I have heard enough," Hamilton told them.

"Let you know when we need you again, Mr. Burger."

"Fine with me."

"What do you have to share, Tragg?"

"There can't be a court date in this case, even though you have said there will be."

"Of course there will be. I can't win this case if I am not in the courtroom and find out who killed George."

"From what I've been reading in those files, Perry, these are very dangerous cases and you could have been hurt for the rest of your life. I have talked with the Johnsons again about the child they left behind."

No reason to share with Tragg yet about his being disabled for the rest of his life. How did Dr. Webber figure that out?

"What did they say? Are they coming back?"

"Of course not. They still haven't changed their story."

"I figured that. Looks like the child is going to live with the foster parents since they're thinking of adopting her."

"How do you know all of this stuff?" Tragg asked, surprised.

"I stay in touch with them."

"You don't have to do that. It's none of your business what they do with the child."

"That's what my mother said. Like it or not, Tragg, there will be a court date. I can't give up on this case if I have gotten so far. We're still waiting to hear from the other people Paul Drake has talked with. Paul is lucky he stayed with me this long since George Mason had to keep switching different people. I'm sure you know about Adam Smith."

"I don't know or care about Smith, Perry. We're still keeping the protection like we agreed on until this is over."

"I'll pass this over to my mother. She doesn't like it when we have a few of them outside the house."

"I understand that, Perry. Your father had done a lot in his practice before he quit to take care of you and Mrs. Mason."

"How many cases did he win before quitting his job?"

"He was an attorney for quite a while, so I can't answer that question right now, Perry. You have heard he was in trouble a few times," Tragg repeated.

"Yes, I did. Was he locked up in jail?"

"No, but every time he was in trouble, he got close. Mostly got warnings from the police before I came along and took over."

"So that's how you know about George Mason is."

"Exactly. I'm still going through those copies of the files your secretary handed over to me a while back. A lot of information, too. Good thing your father kept them, but surprised you took over."

"I know. Sorry if I scared you with the car accident."

"Not your fault. This stuff happens all the time."

"I told Dr. Webber I should be back and talk with him. I hope that's okay with you."

"I don't mind. Just let me know when and I'll pass it over to him."

"Do you have any ideas who could have murdered him when he was in bed on the day of the accident?" Perry asked.

"No, I don't. From what I heard, George Mason tried coming back to his practice after quitting to take care of you and your mother. Nobody would let him try going back to law school either."

"Why would he go back to law school?"

"I guess he wanted to try again after quitting his job. I don't know, Perry. If my father was a lawyer himself, I would just leave them alone without knowing what his record was."

"Not me. I'm interested. I think I'm ready to go home. I'll tell my mother we're leaving."

"All right. These guys will be right behind you and your mother. Be careful."

"We will."