[Evil Tink]

"If you want to.." he said flatly as he got out of the car. Suddenly, his phone started to buzz in his pocket. "Excuse me..." He walked away a bit, flipping it open, "Hello?" He was silent while he listened, occasionally offering a word or two to indicate he was still there and listening. After a moment, he hung up, placing the phone back in his pocket with a sigh.

He put on a smile as he turned around and walked back over to them, "Sorry about that..it was the contractor..anyway, shall we eat?" He didn't like to lie to Holden, but he didn't want to mention Rilov in front of Amanda. "Rita called...she said he'll be coming out of sedation soon, and that for the most part, the surgery went well. We'll see how well it works over the next few days."