First, that bastard - the bastard I was paying! - refused to help me stop Frank. Then he locked me in a closet for two hours. And now he was claiming he'd never work for me again! Regardless of his intentions - regardless of whether his actions were justified or not - he had to pay. I needed to get back my necklace and make him pay as soon as possible! But I had no leads... nothing at all was working in my favor!

I exited the closet I had been imprisoned in, trying to determine the best course of action. Frank still hadn't been dealt with. As long as he was focusing his efforts on searching the house, he would never succeed in finding the necklace, of course. But if he heard of that story I'd seen on the news... things could become very pleasant quickly. 

I made a beeline for Amanda's room. It seemed she was the only person here who had any chance of being an ally. If nothing else, I needed to get some of my money back, enough to bribe one of the policemen from the precinct that had auctioned off my necklace into giving me some information. And I needed a ride. Was there anything I could do on my own?