John has never been the sort of man to walk away from a proposal without at least hearing it out, especially not when he actually trusts the person delivering it. In a place like Darrow, where his potential for work is generally much more limited than it had been in New York -- proper work, anyway -- he's willing to listen to just about anything.

He looks back, still wearing that faint smile, and nods.

If it's something he doesn't want to turn down, he'll have to decide whether or not to loop Karen in on it. Chances are he'll have to, because while they've both kept things from each other, they've never outright lied either. That's not something he wants to start.