Back inside the apartment, the kitchen still held tension as they sat at the table. Emily took out her laptop and started typing furiously as she assembled what evidence they had gathered.
"What I feel is that we should think of a stronger approach," she said with a glance at Alex. "If Victor has connections, we have to figure out some way to expose him without hurting ourselves."
"Well, if that's the case, we sure need to get some local journalists involved," Alex consulted. "Particularly if we can produce some good hard evidence."
"That would fit," thinking of the media gave Emily a rush of adrenaline. "It would put so much pressure on Victor that it would be hard for him to respond."
"Let's write a press release," said Alex, reaching for a notepad. "That gives us a framework to talk
