Point of Departure

Detective:
No, my dear. No one is free to go and certainly not you.

Detective:
Why did you kill him?

The woman:
There are times when it's best to do nothing, he would say; to allow events and situations to change until they ultimately worked to your advantage. It was a lesson I never truly learned.

The C.I.A. agent:
Without being a party to any of these circumstances, let me assure you that whatever happened to him is likely to happen to you if you continue to focus attention on the situation.