Ssss... [ the sound sustained as he runs the numbers ] ...even so far, by my count. Should've asked for the fine print.

[ Before he signed for the goods. It's fun, this kind of idle easy conversation about a life that's about as ridiculous as the fact he pulled a real rabbit from a real hat not two months ago. But the real subject comes creeping back in uninvited, impossible to ignore for long, and Stephen sighs as his bubble bursts. ]

He's a good man, Takeshi. And he's right to be angry with me. He just doesn't know the half of why yet.