Dare them.

Court exposure." It was bold and ingenious.

What a woman she was for meeting emergencies.

Murray, who had a will that had been accustomed to bend others to his purposes except in the instance where they had bent him and nearly broken him, recognized the masterful mind of Constance.

He was willing to allow her to play the game.
Thus Constance began collecting the very data that would have sent Murray to jail for bribery.