A couple of possibly unfamiliar references include (1) Mr. Osborne's threat to contact Ralph Nader. Nader was an aggressive consumer activist who later became a political activist, running unsuccessfully for the presidency in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. (2) Fred refers to Tito wearing knickers while hunting. Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980) was Yugoslavia's Communist ruler from 1943 to 1980.
The telephone number that Emile Bonnet gives Lamont is 654-1654.
The number that Lamont calls to get in touch with Mr. Bonnet is a private cell phone number.