Julian listens silently till Anna is finished. He replies, "Very well. Who else is joining us? I assume you are prepared for the worst?" There is concern in his voice, but also a growing curiosity, perhaps even excitement.

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Patrick grins at the question, and with a chuckle replies, "He's actually a chiropractor! He's got like a little clinic in Sausalito actually." It is hard for Rachel to picture the pudgy bald headed man with the maniacal grin "working" on a patient, maybe wearing white scrubs; and the picture actually makes Rachel laugh. Patrick shrugs and then adds, "Though I bet he closes early, before sundown. That way he can get to Oleander early in the night."