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He raises his voice. "Look, it doesn't matter what I know, or how." Now he's looking at you straight in the eyes. He's not only scared. He's desperate.

Who's behind this?

Who has anything to gain from your stopping your investigation?

It can only be Eugenie.

"I'm making you a real solid offer here," Jerry continues. "I'm not going to make it again. Drop this case you're on, stop going to the club, stop talking to Chalidah. Just stop."

But it's too late to back out of the case now. You're in it till the end, one way or the other. How do you respond?