"That’s not your problem, Prof," Billy said quietly. "But Garner is right. We
checked Amij out. It’s all true. And just as important, we want her dead so we
can put Garner in her place." Billy clasped his hands together. "Listen, this is
how it works. A man who doesn’t earn what he got, he doesn’t know what he’s
worth. It’s like a gambler. He hits the jackpot, but he can’t take the money and
use it intelligently. It was luck that got him the money in the first place. So 
he has to go back to the tables. He doesn’t trust himself, so he has to trust
fate.