Kidnappers take their victims to coerce an exchange for something they deem valuable. [ He doesn't have to add: when a kidnapper takes someone for their intended value, and not for an exchange, the victim's survival rate drops by a large margin. Recovery statistics drop twice as much, and you'd be lucky to recover the body entirely intact. There's no honor in this business. ]

She's probably right. She's often right about a lot of things, it's sometimes annoying. [ He sounds fond, though. ]