"Look, kid. As complicated as some of these shadow scams are, it’s actually simpler when there are connections. Random events do happen, but counting on them for explanations will get you dead, like Beatty. If I’d caught on sooner, he might not be. There was more than one reason for the drek to come down on our heads on the delivery, just like there was more than one reason for Sammy Locksley to get whacked. It’s not like none of us have made any enemies. But there was a connection. If I’d seen it sooner . .."