That would be a good test. Also, the more time he waited, the bigger his losses would get. If the guy would to disappear with the cargo, at least he would not spend more credits on it.
"A Bactrian, ahn? That should be easy enough." - Lou picked up his NeuralNet pad, and opened a comm channel - "Hey, Burt, it's Lou. No, no, it's not about the Side Effect, no. Bay 2, pad 4. A Bactrian. I want you to replace the... port manifold, was it? Yes, port manifold. I need it fast. Yes, finish the Sidey later. Thanks, buddy. Lou out." - Lou looked back at Ted - "By the way, cut the 'bossman' talk. This is a business deal. Your ship, my slaves. We are business partners... at least for now. Wanna drink something, while we wait?"