[if there was anyone else here who would understand the meaning of or did you?, it'd be Odile]

Unsavory? I thought the way I ditched the cameramen was pretty tame, actually.

[ha ha. . .]

. . . for what it's worth, the rotten bastard is still very much alive. Much to my chagrin!

[the tired way he says the last part makes it a little clear that he doesn't really mean it, though]