"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

up more of your time," Doretta declined before

himself again,

with Patricia was thwarted by Doretta's

vicinity and overheard the exchange between Ellar and

departed that she

curiosity about Doretta's intentions and the mentioned company grew, prompting her to take matters into her own hands

Patricia made it back to Riddle Corporation just

her to join them in Nicole's

"Ms.

over at BayCorp,"

Nicole's brow furrowed slightly.

out who she was meeting with?" "Charlie got

confirmed she was in touch with someone from the

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

Lulu went pale.

is involved with the Eastern Falcon!" This revelation would make explaining things to Dexter and Emma tricky, especially with Doretta being a

shook her

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