"That’s what I asked her," the Johnson said. "How she could trust you. She said you had a reputation. I did some checking and turned up a joker who knew a fixer named Kestrel who’s supposed to have done some work with you. I put in a call to Kestrel but never got a call back from him. However, I did get one from a lady who knew a guy I knew. We talked about you and she gave me the message drop for you."