In Chap­ter 49 of We Solve Mur­ders, Rosie dri­ves Amy and Steve toward Bluff Point to meet Nel­son Nunez, a noto­ri­ous drug deal­er, at his seclud­ed home. Despite it being ear­ly on a Sun­day morn­ing, Nel­son has insist­ed on meet­ing them prompt­ly, urg­ing an ear­ly arrival. Rosie, reflect­ing on the nature of peo­ple like Nel­son, real­izes the need for pri­va­cy in such pro­fes­sions, equat­ing the secre­cy and seclu­sion of drug deal­ers to that of celebri­ties who guard their per­son­al lives fierce­ly. As they make their way toward the iso­lat­ed house, the con­trast between the world they are enter­ing and their usu­al lives becomes increas­ing­ly appar­ent. The ten­sion in the air is pal­pa­ble, with each turn tak­ing them deep­er into unfa­mil­iar ter­ri­to­ry, ampli­fy­ing the grav­i­ty of the upcom­ing inter­ac­tion.

Dur­ing the dri­ve, the con­ver­sa­tion shifts to a stolen blood sam­ple con­nect­ed to Amy, a top­ic that is caus­ing con­cern among the group. Steve, vis­i­bly stressed, dis­cuss­es the poten­tial fall­out of the sit­u­a­tion, wor­ried about the impli­ca­tions it may have on Amy’s safe­ty and well-being. He stress­es the impor­tance of find­ing proof that could exon­er­ate her and counter the accu­sa­tions she faces. Rosie, observ­ing Steve’s anx­ious demeanor, can’t help but feel amused by his reac­tion, espe­cial­ly as she nav­i­gates the rough ter­rain with sharp, quick turns that only add to his unease. The ban­ter between the two helps break the ten­sion but also serves to under­score the seri­ous­ness of the sit­u­a­tion. Despite the light­heart­ed moments, the group is well aware that their meet­ing with Nel­son Nunez could be a piv­otal moment in their inves­ti­ga­tion, and every deci­sion they make here will have last­ing con­se­quences.

When they final­ly reach the grand entrance to Nelson’s prop­er­ty, the signs warn­ing about guard dogs and tres­pass­ing make it clear that they are enter­ing a high­ly secure and pri­vate estate. After a brief inter­ac­tion with the secu­ri­ty inter­com, the gates open to reveal a Land Rover with an intim­i­dat­ing machine gun mount­ed in its bed, manned by a young sol­dier. This sight serves as a stark reminder of the dan­ger and pow­er that Nel­son holds in his world, rais­ing the stakes for the trio. Steve, try­ing to mask his anx­i­ety, cracks a joke, but his unease is evi­dent, reveal­ing just how out of their ele­ment they feel in Nel­son’s world. The ten­sion builds as they are led deep­er into the com­pound, the heavy secu­ri­ty a con­stant reminder of Nelson’s influ­ence and the high-risk nature of their meet­ing.

As they arrive at the house, Amy is sur­prised at its mod­est size, espe­cial­ly con­sid­er­ing Nel­son’s wealth and posi­tion with­in the crim­i­nal under­world. The fact that the house is not as extrav­a­gant as expect­ed caus­es her to pause, reflect­ing on the nature of wealth and pow­er in the drug trade. Rosie parks the car, and they are imme­di­ate­ly met by Nel­son, who steps out with a tray full of drinks that seem to have a sus­pi­cious­ly alco­holic under­tone. The exchange between them takes a sud­den turn when Nel­son notices the pres­ence of all three vis­i­tors, real­iz­ing that some­thing about the sit­u­a­tion is not as it should be. The ten­sion between them esca­lates quick­ly, and Eddie, a young man from the Land Rover, joins them, indi­cat­ing that things are more com­pli­cat­ed than they first appeared.

The increas­ing ten­sion is pal­pa­ble as the young man’s arrival sig­nals that the sit­u­a­tion may not be as straight­for­ward as it seemed. Rosie picks up on the sub­tle exchanges between Nel­son and the new­com­er, which deep­ens her unease about what is to come. Despite the dis­com­fort, she steels her­self, rec­og­niz­ing that this meet­ing holds crit­i­cal impor­tance and that they need to nav­i­gate the com­plex­i­ties of their inter­ac­tion with cau­tion. The chap­ter ends with the trio prepar­ing to enter Nelson’s home, know­ing that the encounter could unfold in unex­pect­ed ways, with dan­ger lurk­ing beneath the sur­face of every exchange. The atmos­phere is charged with antic­i­pa­tion, and the group under­stands that their next moves will deter­mine the course of their inves­ti­ga­tion and their sur­vival.