In the outhouse,
Crescent sat on the bed, still tied up with the metal chains. He sighed, exhausted, and pondered what he could do to get out of this situation. At the very least, he knew that pleading and begging would not get him anywhere, so he thought about what he could possibly do to persuade Antonio. And then a thought struck him. If he can convince Antonio that he has given up, perhaps Antonio will trust him enough to release him from his chains.
Crescent does not expect Antonio to let him go right immediately, but he can at least take things one step at a time, and the first step is to get free from the chains.
Crescent realized that tricking Antonio was risky because if Antonio discovered the truth, he would almost likely not let Crescent off the hook. Nonetheless, he had no c
