"I don't mean to interrupt," John says with a smile.

Muldoon shakes his head, hoping he isn't going red around the ears. "No, it's fine."

"I just wanted to introduce you to a few friends of mine..."

Hammond pulls them neatly into a conversation with a small crowd of older men and their wives. Being the skilled salesman he is, John smoothly gets Muldoon talking about the complexities of making enclosures for animals that suit a constant stream of visitors. It's clear the two of them have worked together for a while. John can both pull the normally quiet man into a sharing his work in decent detail, while neatly rounding off anything that might veer into the dull.

It's after an explanation of building a park to help with the conservation of tigers that one of the wives starts to look a little glassy eyed. Taking the initiative, she turns the conversation onto something she deems more interesting.

"You mustn't stay in one place for more than two minutes!" Looking at Midge curiously she asks, "How did you two meet?"