"Because Howard was one of my best friends and any child of his deserves as much affection as a person like me could muster," she says, not giving the joke life, because she doesn't think it deserves it. What is deserved right now is the fact that Tony is here and she's pleased to see him again.

She shakes her head as Tony recounts it. "He trusted me, which did mean a lot. Unfortunately, he wasn't entirely honest with me. Once he started doing that, things got much better."