drisdales words were muffled by the intervening medium and , had she not heard her employer mention the name of a well known film star - and one of her favourite actors to boot - she would not have paid much attention to the nature of the lawyers conversation - she had not achieved her current prominence as a legal secretary by demeaning herself through earwigging at keyholes - but the name-dropping had got her intrigued and , try as she might , she couldnt help but listen .