"Look, we both know how this is going to play out. I can't let you get involved without you giving me something to work with, and I'm not just being a prick. This guy's a big shot, like your father. Anything at all gets out of sorts with this investigation, a lot of cops, myself included, get their balls in a sling. Now, you're a somebody, so I'm not even going to entertain the thought of threatening you to get the information you're dangling like a carrot. What I will say is the only way we're gonna play ball tonight is if you trust me to do the right thing and toss out the first pitch." See? Kettering was on his absolute best behavior. If Leticia had been some showgirl trying this act, he'd have her bent over his knee by now, spanking her until she begged to tell him what she knew, and then some.