United Sweetener USA, Inc. v. Nutrasweet Co.

ROTH, District Judge.

Lucia Vanderwalk moved to a sofa and took a seat by the tea service. It was a signal for the men to sit. Her hands moved powerfully, gracefully, over the silver, seeming to communicate with it.

“Tell me about yourself, Leftenant.” She pronounced his rank that way, British. Lef not lou.

“I was born in New York, I grew up in New York, I became a cop in New York.”

“Homicide or vice?”

“Homicide.”

“You look familiar.” She stared at him, something more than ordinary interest in her eyes. “Ceylon or China?”

He realized she was talking tea and he figured what could he lose. “China.”

She…