-- Having met men of little conscious before, I would venture to say the latter approach sets the more dangerous precedent. [ ... ] He seemed a pragmatic sort but you know him far better than I would. Would he not want to be stopped?

[ not by any means necessary, of course. she's not that callous. but she also sees nothing wrong with knocking the fellow out and tossing him barricaded room. but perhaps there's no cure for what's happened to him. she entertains the notion (albeit silently) that ray's describing a situation with no tidy answer. in which case...?

well. dangerous precedents indeed. ]