"In truth, I merely knew that his sister wasn't dead yet. I don't know where she is. I was just trying to give Kent some hope.

So now, with the arrow on the bowstring, I can only bluff till the end.

Tim believed me and, with more confidence, I continued babbling. I remembered the inherited safe from Jared's house, where Kent said there was still a photo of Amelia being tortured by him.

I said:

"Do you have anyone in New York? You know the way to Kent's house in New York, don't you? I took a safe box from Jared's house. Inside, there's a picture of Amelia. You can...