“What safety? Ortega has connections in the DA’s office, in the courts, in the prison. He will get to meet anywhere.”
Emily realized she had obtained crucial information. Now she just had to use it correctly.
“And what if you escape?”
“Escape to where? I am in a detention center. Anything can happen. A transfer to court, a medical checkup.”
“Even if you escape, where would you go? Without money, without documents, to see Uncle Nick? He will help you if you are useful to him.”
“Ortega would only help me hide if I am useful to him. And now I am a risk and a burden to him.”
“But if you offer him something valuable.”
“Like what?”
“For example, information about the investigation, what they know and what they do not.”
Ethan thought about it.
“You know, maybe you are right. If I tell Ortega how the investigation is going, warn him of the danger, maybe he will help me flee the country.”
“Try to contact him from here. All calls are monitored through a lawyer or by passing a note to a cellmate.”
Emily, are you sure you are on my side? You are not working for the investigation.
Emily pretended to be hurt.
“Ethan, I am your wife, the mother of your children. Of course, I will always be on your side.”