The Falters' helicopter is unfortunately in Santa Rosa at the moment," you say.
"Exit the oenologist." Victor is audibly grinning.
What you just said was, on the face of it, only mildly indiscreet. However, Angela Falter's heir, MJ, has a habit of sending lovers home by helicopter when an affair is over. You know this, Victor knows this, and everyone who can read a magazine knows this. And up until very very recently, MJ was involved with a member of a prominent wine-making family in Sonoma.
"Okay, I can set you up," says Victor. "But I'm going to need to bill you for fuel, plus pilot time and a half."