Late Afternoon: Merritt & Digger - Phone call
Merritt didn't even comprehend everything with Zel himself, much less had the ability to explain it to anyone else. However, obfuscation was part of his job. "Let's just say she's a friend of the family." Leaving it a little ambiguous was good, it put away the importance of the job without completely revealing their relationship and possibly putting either of them at risk. Also he didn't want to raise any questions with his office. They thought he was going for a self defense, defense. If they thought he was trying to rig the game they'd ask questions and he needed to figure things out on his own first.