In Chap­ter 47 of We Solve Mur­ders, Rob Ken­na finds him­self in a state of frus­tra­tion, his gaze fixed on his golf ball stuck in a bunker. While grap­pling with this small chal­lenge on the course, he is aware that Eddie is off in Hawaii and that Amy Wheel­er has report­ed­ly made her way to St. Lucia. Rob believes Amy is fol­low­ing the trail of mul­ti­ple mur­ders, includ­ing that of Bel­la Sanchez, but he’s skep­ti­cal of the investigation’s suc­cess. He pre­dicts that her search will yield no mean­ing­ful results, espe­cial­ly with local law enforce­ment involved and no sol­id leads to fol­low. Rob, always think­ing ahead, knows that his lay­ers of pro­tec­tion and influ­ence will keep him safe from any direct con­se­quences of the ongo­ing inves­ti­ga­tions. This chap­ter delves into Rob’s mind­set, high­light­ing how he care­ful­ly maneu­vers through dan­ger­ous sit­u­a­tions, always keep­ing his inter­ests pro­tect­ed.

The chap­ter also reveals Rob’s ongo­ing involve­ment with François Lou­bet, a key fig­ure in Rob’s com­plex web of deal­ings. Rob reflects on Loubet’s fourth job assigned to him, even though they’ve nev­er met in per­son, show­cas­ing the imper­son­al and trans­ac­tion­al nature of their rela­tion­ship. To com­plete Loubet’s lat­est task, Rob is required to sup­ply Eddie with a gun while he is in St. Lucia. The price of this job is not a con­cern, as Lou­bet has the resources to pay, mak­ing it clear that Rob’s con­nec­tion with arms deal­er Nel­son Nunez will be cru­cial. Rob reach­es out to Nel­son, know­ing that secur­ing a firearm in a place like Dubai is a sim­ple mat­ter when you know the right peo­ple. The vast net­work of indi­vid­u­als tied to this world is fur­ther revealed as Rob con­nects with peo­ple who will assist him in this dan­ger­ous exchange. The ease with which Rob nav­i­gates the world of arms deal­ing and inter­na­tion­al con­nec­tions under­scores the high stakes of his work and the cal­cu­lat­ed risk involved.

A more light­heart­ed moment occurs when Rob shares some time on the golf course with Big Mick, a retired scrap met­al deal­er. Their cama­raderie pro­vides a brief respite from the oth­er­wise intense atmos­phere of Rob’s pro­fes­sion­al life. Mick jokes about how over­rat­ed work is while they wait for his turn on the course, adding some humor to the oth­er­wise tense chap­ter. Dur­ing this time, Rob takes the oppor­tu­ni­ty to send a mes­sage to Nel­son, con­tin­u­ing their con­ver­sa­tion about the gun request. This quick exchange high­lights Rob’s abil­i­ty to mul­ti­task, keep­ing his mind focused on busi­ness mat­ters even while engag­ing in a casu­al activ­i­ty. Nelson’s swift response con­firms that he has the weapon Rob needs, but it is soon fol­lowed by a request for more infor­ma­tion about Amy Wheeler’s where­abouts. The plot thick­ens when Rob hints that Rosie D’Antonio’s vis­it to St. Lucia is com­pli­cat­ing things, as she is now asso­ci­at­ed with the tar­get of the inves­ti­ga­tion. Nel­son, ever the pro­fes­sion­al, offers to track Rosie for a fee, under­scor­ing the dan­ger­ous and risky nature of their deal­ings. How­ev­er, he cau­tions Rob not to harm Rosie, as doing so could lead to unwant­ed pub­lic­i­ty and com­pli­ca­tions that nei­ther of them can afford.

As Rob and Mick con­tin­ue to play, the atmos­phere is charged with an under­cur­rent of ten­sion and strate­gic think­ing. Rob reflects on his sit­u­a­tion, under­stand­ing that those around him, from Eddie to Nel­son to Rosie, could all become threats if things go wrong. The intri­cate web of human con­nec­tions, loy­al­ty, and dan­ger is at the heart of this chap­ter, with Rob con­stant­ly cal­cu­lat­ing how best to nav­i­gate the ever-com­pli­cat­ed world of crime and deceit. With each action, whether on the golf course or in his deal­ings with oth­ers, Rob sets the stage for what’s to come. His care­ful maneu­ver­ing and aware­ness of the peo­ple around him are a tes­ta­ment to his abil­i­ty to con­trol sit­u­a­tions, even when those around him may be a threat. The chap­ter ends with Rob con­tem­plat­ing the fall­out from Eddie and Nelson’s actions, know­ing that his next steps will be cru­cial in deter­min­ing his fate.