Sam runs into a wall of silence obviously built by hush money and islanders fearful of reprisals from the rich and powerful family.
Use was also made of the media, and hush money were regularly paid to journalists.
It is because there is a need to pay "hush money", blackmail and contributions both by the company and by the individuals.
Nobody has ever insulted me with hush money of that kind.
Puppeteers were willing to pay large sums of hush money in order to suppress even trivial details about their homeworld.
The blackmailer is demanding $50,000 in hush money.
Sometimes it is seen as hush money or a sweetener; sometimes it is spent simply to get rid of a nasty problem quickly.
The only question is whether hush money will be paid to the victims and, if so, how much.
