Illya was asked to manage the arrangements for Anthony Spinner's memorial service. He accepted the duty because he understood that he had been requested due to the fact that, while Illya had known and respected the man, he did not have any deep emotional ties to him.

A combination of discrete questioning and careful listening to office chatter gained Illya several pieces of key information - Spinner's favorite colors, flowers, authors, and styles. No-one beyond Mister Waverly and Napoleon knew who had been behind it, but everyone attending agreed that it was exactly what Spinner would have wanted.