Sam had already suspected that McDonald wasn't on the level. He couldn't put a finger on it, exactly; he just knew the guy was more than he appeared. And the way he asked, something about the "uh" seemed forced, like he wouldn't normally say it. Yeah, people had lots of reasons to hide who they were, but it made Sam a little cagey. Either that or he wasn't as okay with talking about not going to law school as he thought.

"Yeah. I did," he answered. "Why?"