This wasn't what James wanted to hear, and she stood in bristled silence on her end of the receiver for a long moment. Not that she'd wanted Rick to lie to or disillusion her. She just would have preferred if he'd been able to tell her that the threats were the source of some sadistic housewife or bored teenager.
"Alright," she said with a sigh of resolution. Like she'd been waiting for this -- for something she already knew Rick would say -- before coming to her decision.