Katherine smiled, took the hand, and half-bowed. "I'm doing ... interestingly, as I suppose we all are these days. I'd love to say this is a courtesy call -- it'd be nice to just enjoy the show and pretend everything was fine -- but I wanted to ask either you or Joseph something, if it's not too personal a request, and if you're not too busy."

If that wasn't a leading statement, she mused. Oh, well, if it got their interest... "How good are you at telling whether someone is lying to you?"