finch could see death in them . i crossed the room and heaved open the heavy front door . we still had business to settle . and the space beside me is empty . if he went to her now , there would be no further resistance . by the time i reached the end of the alley all i could see in the distance in the dim light was an ordinary cab . a guy would have to be dead not to look . they wanted to talk behind his back while he was right there . 