I knew that Jeffrey was right. No matter how I was going to get out of this, it would only be with Andrew’s help. I didn’t want to get Andrew involved, but he was already involved; in fact, it was as much his problem as it was mine.
I looked from Jeffrey to the door and back again.
“Can you check to make sure that there’s no one out there to eavesdrop on me?”
Jeffrey nodded. He did a quick sweep of the shop, then returned and shut the door behind him.
“All secure.”
“Thank you.”
I pulled out my phone and dialed Andrew’s number.
“Hello? Crystal?” Andrew answered.
“Hi, Andrew. Is now a good time to talk?”
“It’s always a good time to talk for you. Is something wrong?”
“Yes, there is,” I replied. “Someone knows.”
“About last night?”
“Yes. I received a letter. They want $1 millio
