Reis nods. "Midias' way is best. We should help Holden cover his tracks as best we can, then simply apologize for failing and turn in our fee."
"As for Sal..." he pauses, searching for words. "I'm... well, I'm not saying I'd be sorry to see him dead. But all he's done is push Holden into debt. He's been disgustingly... corrupt, I guess, or whatever you want to call it. But I'm not one to condemn a man to death for much less than murder..."
Reis trails off again, then adds one last thought. "I mean to say, I have no problem with defending myself - you've seen that. But I'm not signed up as an assassin, and that's what setting out to kill Sal would amount to."
"As for Sal..." he pauses, searching for words. "I'm... well, I'm not saying I'd be sorry to see him dead. But all he's done is push Holden into debt. He's been disgustingly... corrupt, I guess, or whatever you want to call it. But I'm not one to condemn a man to death for much less than murder..."
Reis trails off again, then adds one last thought. "I mean to say, I have no problem with defending myself - you've seen that. But I'm not signed up as an assassin, and that's what setting out to kill Sal would amount to."