Passing guards may overhear illegal conversations. They overhear a conversation with Mrs Coulter. Gwendolyn does not overhear the conversation, but knows that they are keeping something from her. But she does overhear Vijay's phone conversation with D'Silva, thus she finds out the truth. They each overhear the other's conversation through the wall, realizing that they've both been played. Robert waits while Lovecraft sees his mother and pretends not to overhear their exchange. Sindhya and Randy want Shiva to overhear them talking. Bob Baumhower was also apprehensive about what viewers might overhear among the players. Children may also accidentally overhear arguments or witness physical violence between their parents. Quinlan arrives in time to overhear the discussion and angrily threatens to resign. They overhear Donna working and swear not to reveal Sophie's secret. While at a dinner party, they overhear several "friends" making derogatory comments about him. Both overhear the robbers speaking to two corrupt city cops. The children overhear the couple talking about this, and escape from the bakery. The neighbors overhear this and word spreads around the city that Joey took the money.