[ And an outright noise of annoyance. ]

Well - can't you bloody well go beyond the authority they handed you? Even someone at the bottom of the heap has got to at least know when someone's being tortured, or if they're being executed in the middle of the night. That's not about authority, that's about keeping your eyes open.

[ Which leads her to amend her first offer. ]

I'll help if you pass that information along to me. If they're doing any of that.