This is a common circumstance you describe: predatory men who want Letty to bargain for a job with her body. We can see the scene when you write that the interviewer:

stared at her as a predator does a prey

Her reliance on Jerry seems justified. He seems to be a loyal friend who wishes only good things for Letty.

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