She had a bit of experience with avoiding a paper trail, along with a fondness for it, and it was possible Tony had figured that out. It was also possible he hadn't. Either way, she wasn't going to confirm or deny it.

"Right then," she replied, and got out the lidocaine cream to spread along the borders of the cut.

"Give that a couple of minutes to take effect and then we'll see about stitching it up."