"Vouch for you?"?" Ellar's brows furrowed as he asked, "Which company?" He hadn't heard of companies requiring a local reference to vouch for a job candidate for employment.

"It's just a couple of blocks away, at a place called—" Doretta couldn't finish the sentence before Ellar cut in with a hint of suspicion, "A couple of blocks away...

Are you sure it's not some front company?" That area wasn't known for hosting significant, reputable businesses.

With Doretta's skills, she shouldn't need to look into lesser-known entities.

"]..."" Doretta faltered, "I'm not sure, but I don't think it is." Ellar exhaled deeply.

"Go home for now.

I'll look into this." While Ellar preferred keeping his distance from Doretta, given her arrival in San Joto and his mother's assurance of support, he felt obligated to ensure her safety.

He wouldn't stand by if she was potentially being scammed, especially since she was family.

Doretta seemed to hesitate, wanting to say more, but ultimately nodded.

"Alright, then." "Do you need a lift home?" Ellar offered.

I can make

more of your time," Doretta declined

the office to himself again,

of having lunch with Patricia was thwarted by Doretta's untimely

the vicinity and overheard

after Doretta departed that she decided to

prompting her

Patricia made it back to Riddle Corporation just in time for

ordered food and invited her

"Ms.

over at BayCorp," Patricia began, detailing her

Nicole's brow furrowed slightly.

she was meeting

touch with someone from the Eastern Falcon, through Jerry," Patricia said,

had ties to the Eastern Falcon, casting her visit to Ellar's house in

Lulu went pale.

Eastern Falcon!" This revelation would make explaining things to Dexter

shook

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