On the coffee table to her right lay the.38 and the.357.

A small table lay on its side, a broken lamp beside it.

On the long conference table lay copies of the revised attack plan.

On the table lay the contributions to the Community Fund.

On the bedside table lay the light bulb he'd taken out.

On the floor near the coffee table lay a shotgun.

On a long, low, bench-like table within the chamber lay a human body.

And one table lay in a brilliant path of illumination.

On the table lay something other than a crystal ball.

On the coffee table behind her lay a scrap of paper.