Instantly samurai leapt forward, surrounding Rodrigues threateningly, and again he held out his hand? He listened to the brrrrrrng of ring number nine, knew that ten was the logical cutoff point, listened to the silence that followed the ring and knew there was no way in hell that he could hang up the phone until Gwen's voice was on it, speaking to him, letting him know that nothing was wrong, it was okay for him to stick around a bit, ride out this little burst of public hysteria and keep the bosses happy, secure in the knowledge that she was fine and all was right with the world?