He didn't think they had been followed, but he didn't want to take any chances. He gripped the gun in his jacket pocket. Once he was convinced the coast was clear, he leaned back in the car and said to Taylor, "Okay, let's go." He hid the gun under the front seat. They entered the Supreme Court building from the side door on Maryland Avenue. A group of high school students were milling around the white marble corridor as a tour guide gave a lecture about the first chief justice, John Marshall. Cady led Taylor through the crowd and up to the guard's desk. "Hey, C.J.," the guard said in a friendly voice. "How's it goin'?" "Couldn't be any better," Cady said. "We're here to see the Chief." Taylor pulled out her Caroline Corbin ID, and after a quick glance at it he waved them through. "I'll call the chambers of Chief Justice Hall and let them know you're on the way up." Cady also received a warm greeting from Helen, the Chief's secretary. Taylor raised her eyebrows, impressed that Cady was so well known and liked in the building.
