Far as I know, Cottrell isn't even an Xer. He's got that ridiculous Pennsylvania thingy
Ah, but he is a client of Hodges. One could speculate that the hinting of second unnamed person being paid was Hodges.
ALL of these people lie like rugs anyway
Yeap. All lies.
Who'd want to spend that much time with 'em? Imagine four or five days with Squiddy!
Days? I dare you to go 4 or 5 hours one on one with squid. If anyone kidnapped him they would beg him to leave ASAP. He would probably refuse to leave until he was paid a handsome gratuity for his time.