"Not very long once it hit the iceberg, actually," Ryan said. The movie was very, very fresh in his mind. He'd watched it repeatedly for that painting scene with Kate Winslet. He quirked up an eyebrow at Alisa. Sometimes, he wasn't sure if she went along with something to cover up something she'd said earlier or not. Still, he let it go.

The mansion was pure Westchester County by the looks of it. Large, extravagant, dripping with money, but not quite as modern as a New York penthouse. "What book are you guys reading in book club?" he asked. The apartment building he lived in had started a book club of their own. Ryan wasn't much of a reader, but he sometimes wondered if he shouldn't sign up just to get to know the people he shared a building with.

"There's a secret in the wine cellar, isn't there?" That's the only thing that made sense.