Acknowledgments vii Preface 1 January 1977 3 Part One: The Feminine Drive 5 1. Miss Jessie 6 2. The Rain Baby 15 3. Silent Margaret 22 4. Bragging Rights 28 5. The Outside Man 36 6. Basest of Crimes 42 7. All Big Fellows 48 Part Two: Of the Highest Caliber 55 8. Worst Kind of Luck 56 9. Disreputable Characters 62 10. Good News in Hard Times 69 11. Mr. Davies Takes a Tour 76 12. Battle of Wills 85 13. Answering the Charges 92 14. Pushing Back 97 15. Court of Public Opinion 103 16. The Trouble with Hilton 109 17. All the Tricks 113 Part Three: Nerve Enough 119 18. The Quarry Murders 120 19. Chain of Evidence 126 20. Target Practice 133 21. Train Her in the Law 141 22. An Abuse of Discretion 147 23. Racing the Clock 155 24. The Heater Boys 162 25. Best She Could Do 167 Afterword 179 Chapter Notes 193 Bibliography 211 Index 213