She accepts it as no more than her due. "Sometimes the best way to negotiate is to lay all your cards on the table," she allows. She pauses, and shifts mental gears. "Those are the reasons why your participation benefits us. But you’re wondering what might be in it for you." I think I can guess where she’s going, but I keep my yap shut and let her tell it. "First, the obvious. Because you’re in command, you’ll know the job’s been done right. You’ll know appropriate action has been taken. Second, in return for your aid, I and my associates"—meaning James Telestrian III, no doubt—"will use our influence to eliminate Schrage, Drummond, Layton, and McMartin as threats to you, and to lift the ‘sanction order’ filed against you."