"Hey, back up," Murphy interrupted. "Let me get ya straight. Are you birds plannin' to show 'Slim' and the 'Gink' up?"
"Murphy," said John, "can we trust you?"
"I went da limit for you, didn't I?" asked Murphy, looking at John.
"You did," agreed John, remembering how Murphy had vouched for him to "Slim" Gray. "That's why we're here now. We figure you can help us and if you do we'll see that you are taken care of."
"You're straight with dat?"
"Absolutely."
"Well, do your stuff, then, do your stuff!"
At a nod from Brennan, John placed the whole situation before Murphy, explaining every part of it carefully.
"Now, what we want you to do is this," he said. "We want you to find out everything you can about what the 'Gink' is doing and let us know as soon as you learn it."
Murphy listened without interrupting until John had finished.