"And how did she know? Why are you giving Claudia special treatment?"

"Oh, for godsakes, Artie, it's not special treatment! I just ask questions and let him finish a sentence afterward. Bet he thought his boss told you and his boss thought he told you, or something. Besides, we were sharing a hotel room when he had to go help read the new guy in."
She didn't so much ask where Joshua had been as 'so that was the noob?', but that's beside the point.