Cassie DePeckel

If I stop helping you, you'll be exposed as a fraud.

Shigeru pleads with Cobb.

He says the Japanese keep close watch over medicine.

It would be impossible to divert the drugs here.

Cobb shrugs.

Then we have no deal.

Your men will suffer like ours do.

Shigeru's face goes red with fury.

He rants at Cobb and flings a chair across the room.

Just as she feared, things are turning violent, and she knows that if he attacks her, there's no one to protect her and no hope of justice.

But no matter how much he rages or how frightened Cobb feels, she won't budge.

Shigeru finally exhausts himself.

He scowls at her, but says he'll see what he can do about obtaining the drugs.

He stalks out, promising he'll return tomorrow.

Cobb nods and feels her face stern and strong as he goes.

But as soon as she's alone, her shoulders slump and she feels all her energy drain.

She has to support herself with her hands on the nearby table.

The confrontation exhausted her more than she expected.

But it was worth it to help her patience.

Dorothy still reads the note in her hands and feels her head swim.