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It's so good to see you again, Mrs… is it Hotchkiss again?
Bite your tongue! I may be divorced from Julian but it's still Rebecca Hotchkiss CRANE. It goes without saying that the Crane name opens a lot of doors… and a lot of pants zippers!

Speaking of open zippers... I heard a scandalous rumor about you making love to a mysterious man on the ledge of a hotel!
Yes, the rumor is true. I was hiding out on the ledge with a good friend of mine. It was dark and rainy... and well, being out in a storm always turns me on. Have you ever seen "The Notebook?" Anyway, we had time to kill and nowhere else to go.

You must be very agile…
Of course. You wouldn't believe what I've learned from acrobats and circus performers. Would you like me to demonstrate?

Ahem. Thank you, but no. So who was this mystery lover? Don't try to tell me it was Spider-Man.
I can't really say...

Well, I heard it was our former editor, J.T. Cornell.
Don't be ridiculous, I've never even met J.T.! Just because someone text messaged me, talking about how he hasn't heard from me since he was in Rome... it doesn't mean it's J.T. Cornell. I know plenty of men from Rome.

I'm sure you do. But I have no idea what text messages you're talking about.
Oh. Nevermind.

Now what do you have to say about those rumors that you and your daughter, Gwen, are responsible for exposing Ethan Winthrop's true paternity? Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald Crane is adamant that you two set her up.
Theresa is a filthy liar. That woman will do anything to steal my daughter's husband away. You can never trust poor people. She might have money now to disguise her upbringing but she still has the morals of an alley cat.

Meow. So now that you've made your way through both Alistair and Julian, are you ready to move on to the next generation of Crane men?
Well, I'm not quite done with the elder generation yet.