"I just don't know. He's ruthless, but he's also secretive. Maybe he could be persuaded to back off if we told him we were willing to go public with everything." He took a deep breath. "But we'd have to really be willing to. He'll try and call our bluff."

Nicholas nod. "Here's what we're going to do. You keep on acting normal with him. In the meantime, I want you to send me single bit of information you can remember back when this first started. Who were the people he introduced you to? I need ...