“YOU FINESSED ADA INTO keeping you away from the doorman?” “That’s right.” “By pretending you wanted to see him?” “I wasn’t pretending. I do want to see him.” “Yes, but not under your right name in front of the ADA. That would complicate things.” “No kidding.” “So, you pulled off a bit of reverse psychology, and you feel pretty pleased with yourself.” “It worked.” “Yes, it did.” “Yes. And even if it is only a variation on Br’er Rabbit’s ‘Don’t throw me in the briar patch,’ it’s still impressive.” “It’s been a long time since Br’er Rabbit.” “Yes, it has. I suppose I should give you credit.” Alice frowned. “I’m just not exactly sure what for. Let me see if I’ve got this straight. You’re celebrating the fact the ADA in charge of the case is not going to confront you with the doorman because of your clever scheme, which involved going to the ADA and pretending you wanted to contact the doorman. What I’m not getting is the ADA would never have thought to confront you with the doorman, in fact would never have known you were involved in the case at all, if you hadn’t gone to him in the first place.”
