Rita shrinks back a step at that, suppressing a shudder at the thought. It's a credible threat, and one that genuinely scares her. But...

"It won't work," she declares, her body tensing as she tries to muster up some confidence in that statement. "First of all, because I won't let you. And secondly, because he's not stupid enough to think there's any point in negotiating with you."

At the very least, those are two things she really wants to believe right now.