Shelby doesn't argue market value, ownership history, or precedent — he escalates straight to the daughter's safety. The yard had been in Gold's family 'since they settled,' and that lineage is irrelevant the moment personal harm enters the equation. In high-stakes negotiation, raising the stakes above the asset itself collapses resistance faster than any counter-offer.
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