 Why does Jig bluff to Beamish initially?
It made a one-night pitch on a Venusian swamp-town—to find that death stalked it from the jungle in a tiny ball of flame. It has always been my desire to lighten the burden of life for those less fortunate...." "She's the star attraction of our show, Mr. Beamish. It grates on a man's pride to have to sneak in and out of his own property through the sewage lock. The freaks and the green girl from Tethys who could roll herself like a hoop, and Zurt the muscle man from Jupiter, and all the other assorted geeks and kinkers and joeys that make up the usual corny carnie were doing nip-ups in the passageways and drooling over the thought of steer and toppings.
 He knows he can get away with it - Beamish has the money to match what they ask.
 He knows he can get away with it - Beamish has the money to match what they ask.  He doesn't trust Shannon to close a good deal.  He doesn't trust Beamish, and wants to see if he's committed to the idea.  For them to start a new tour would be costly for them, and Jig wants to get the maximum price.