[ Everything about Emily just screams “straightforward”, so he knows he can take her at her word. To be honest, she’s offering him a pretty solid deal, whether he opts to take it or not, so that’s not really the issue.

He holds up a finger. ]

One caveat. The people I work for don’t feel like they can go to the authorities without making their situation worse. That’s why they come to me instead. No matter what happens, I want your word that none of this is gonna come back around to bite my client in the ass.