The narrator asks if he has heard the rumor that the daughter of a famous surgeon and the dean of a prestigious medical school in Los Angeles is engaged to a young man named Bo. The narrator says that he does not know, but he does know that Bo is the son of one of the most famous surgeons in the world, and that Bo's daughter is a well-respected medical student. He also hears that Bo and the girl have been friends since childhood, and they have been married for many years. He concludes that the girl is the real fiancee of Bo.