I'm thinking that maybe William could make a casual enquiry of Ryan, about who he might contact if he wanted to buy a slave without bothering the BAF with the burden of collecting his taxes... He would presumably have asked around in the shadier parts of town first. Ryan would be cagey at first, but after some not-so-subtle questioning to find out if the guy is an undercover cop, would point him at Linda, in exchange for a substantial bribe.<br/><br/>Linda would probably be all "WTF, Ryan?" and insist on a better price for Veronica!<br/><br/>But she would agree to meet the guy, after all anyone with money who is a potential customer is not worth pissing off...