Jack nodded, his face as earnest as his voice. "I'll do everything in my power, I give you my word. But if I do, and I make this play against the Porter, not everybody's going to be happy with how risky it would be." Jack was fully expecting opposition to the idea of trying to blackmail a near-omnipotent machine. "I need to know I have someone higher-ranking who'll back me up. Carlton, if this works, we might have a shot at putting an end to this. We could all go home."