"And you'll answer them?"

"I'll try my best. You've got me down as this villain, but I'm not. Well, I have to do bad things." He smiled and signaled the waiter.

"This is your city?"

"Yes."

"And this place?"

"This is a place where I get a great deal of revenue and where I can also help further my protection.

"You make deals by using blackmail."

His eyebrow rose. "And how did you jump to that conclusion?"

"It's what you did with me, isn't it? I wasn't your first rodeo. You had something ...