"Yeah, I did. I thought it might make him more willing to talk if he knew that anything he said would be protected by the lawyer-client privilege. But in retrospect I guess it was a bad idea, either because he was intimidated by me or because he was trying to protect the cruise line. Maybe a little of both. He got very defensive." It had been irritating talking to Ronnie, but Emily respected the way he stood by his employers and fellow crew and staff members. "I do think he would be a good person to have working with us, if we can convince him."