re: My Buddy Is Being Blackmailed By A Hooker UPDATE pg 10

Lost phone is the best story but only if he hasn't used it to call/text his wife since the episode.

This is usually something you would have to start immediately when the texts are received. It has to be thought through carefully because the blowback for a coverup is worse than the "crime". The lost phone has a better chance to work for your employer than wife since she can do a lot of detective work.

There is zero way I would pay anything the likelihood they just go away is pretty small.

Maybe you can track down Trillhog, he likely has ether, duct tape, a rug, shovels and lime already in his van. Probably a few good spots to bury the evidence already scoped out.