▁with ▁Red man ▁were ▁for ged , ▁which ▁ra ises ▁Daw son ' s ▁susp ic ions ▁about ▁whether ▁the ▁woman ▁is ▁an ▁up standing ▁person . ▁He ▁and ▁Cooper ▁question ▁her ▁and ▁she ▁tells ▁them ▁that ▁she ▁got ▁the ▁references ▁and ▁the ▁job ▁with ▁Red man ▁through ▁a ▁friend , ▁Karl ▁B enson . ▁▁▁ ▁B enson ▁plays ▁down ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁Mer l ▁and ▁suggests ▁he ▁can ▁help ▁Daw son ▁and ▁Cooper ▁with ▁the ▁Ben net ▁case , ▁for ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁event ual ▁ins urance ▁p ayout . ▁He ▁then ▁goes ▁to ▁talk ▁with ▁Mer l , ▁and ▁secret ly ▁plants ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁woman ' s ▁rings ▁under ▁her ▁so fa ▁c ush ion . ▁When ▁Mer l ▁finds ▁it , ▁she ▁pa wn s ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁few ▁dollars ▁she ▁needs ▁to ▁finish ▁pay ing ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁coat . ▁She ▁tells ▁Cooper , ▁when ▁he ▁asks ▁her ▁about ▁it ▁- ▁the ▁pa wn bro ker ▁had ▁immediately ▁recognized ▁the ▁ring ▁and ▁had ▁ph oned ▁police ▁- ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁no ▁idea ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁Ruth ▁Ben net ' s ▁property . ▁▁ ▁B enson ▁works ▁to ▁frame ▁Mer l ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁and ▁the ▁the ft ; ▁he ▁shows ▁Daw son ▁and ▁Cooper ▁her ▁bank book ▁and ▁ins inu ates ▁the ▁recent ▁large ▁depos it ▁has ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁st olen ▁lo ot . ▁In ▁his ▁office / ap art ment , ▁B enson ▁is ▁then ▁confront ed ▁by ▁Red man ▁who ▁has