mr hanscom might be building a skyscraper in new york ( where he already had three of the most talked-about buildings in the city ) , a new art gallery in redondo beach , or a business building in salt lake city , but come friday night the door leading to the parking lot would open sometime between eight o'clock and nine-thirty and in he would stroll , as if he lived no farther than the other side of town and had decided to drop in because there was nothing good on tv .