Mike called John and told him about the phone call he had received from Ella. John offered to accompany him since his wounds were almost completely healed but Mike refused.
He had learnt the hard way that John could be erratic when he came face to face with Ella but more than that, he didn't want to risk John's life a second time.
He could defend himself to some extent but when it came to John, he knew that wasn't the case because he had seen him fight with Melvin. Even though Melvin was a Mafia boss, John could have at least landed a punch on his face but he couldn't even get close enough to doing that.
What Mike needed at the moment was money because he needed to get a car in Mexico even if it was a fairly used one and he wanted to take Ella away by sea.
From what she had told him,
