Well, one of the reasons I came over to see you is to offer my condolences.”
“Well, we are optimistic that we will not be convicted.”
“Oh, not for that! For your father.”
“You knew my father had passed away?”
“I knew your father, period. Occasionally I was his babysitter.”
“You babysat my father?”
“No. I babysat you. When you were a toddler. Sometimes he and your mother would need one, and I was only three doors down, and childless. Gave you your bath and got you to bed. Of course, you would insist on reading me a story!”
“Was it A Tale of Two Cities?”
“No. The picaresque plot centered around barnyard animals and the various sounds they make. If I recall correctly, the title was Duck Goes Quack.”
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