And if another's murder goes unsolved, someone else departs thanks to my hard work. [Hardly better arrangements than those he came from, but whatever. An opportunity is an opportunity.]

If I may be so bold, sir, it sounds as if you aim to make me your scapegoat. Hardly a fair fate, wouldn't you say? Far be it from me to critique a gracious opportunity, but a dealsmith like myself has to wonder -- what do I get in the end?