Jeff Quinlan's brow twitched, somewhat taken aback by the turn of events. He glanced at the anxious Aunt Cagwin, then turned back to look at the connection he had finally managed to find, furrowing his brows and asking implicitly, "Is there no room to maneuver in this matter?"
They were all adults, and everyone understood what he meant by that.
Which was, could they bribe their way out of this situation?
After all, nine times out of ten, any problem that could be solved with money was not a problem!
Mr. Vinson's face hardened instantly, and he stuffed the cigarette Jeff had just given him back into his pack. With a frown and a serious look in his eyes, he said, "Mr. Quinlan, I advise you not to think about pulling strings anymore. Freddy's case is more complex than you imagine, and there are some small details that I'm not at liberty to divulge, so I didn't tell you earlier..."