Thanks for the input Cia. you see, in my head, it was never about the documents and what they were, but the car-theft and what trouble Mark got into because of it. so, honestly, even I have no idea what the documents are, and what use they were for Ed. besides in my head, Ed and Jack were just talking rough. there was no mention of a gun or knife anywhere and the death-threats were merely that, threats. all i left upto the readers is the choice whether the goons let them go, or really hurt them. as for chapter 5, i really dont have any plans! lets see.. maybe i'll do a companion story of some sort that answers some of the unanswered question, but tbh i really dont want to! we'll see, eh?