ɹᵻbjˈuːz ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚz dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst dʒˈɪm stˈiːvənz fɹʌm nˈɑːts ænd kɹˈɔsᵻz, ænd ðæt hiː hɐz sˈɪns mˈuːvd tə lˈʌndən ænd mˈæɹid ɐ ɡˈɜːl "hˈæf hɪz ˈeɪdʒ" ɐ ɹˈɛfɹəns tə stˈiːvənz ɪn wˈɑːtʃmən.
Rebus remembers journalist Jim Stevens from Knots and Crosses, and that he has since moved to London and married a girl "half his age" - a reference to Stevens in Watchman.