“I don’t know how this is gonna play out,” Jayne told him. “Could be I wind up gettin’ pinched for Jenkins’ death.”
“You didn’t. . .”
“If it comes down to me takin’ the fall, or River going to jail, then yes, I did. And I’ll confess to it. I won’t let her be taken, Mal. Once she’s locked away, even for a short time, she’ll be vulnerable. Damn Blue Hands will have her and be gone before we can think it.”
-- Long Road Home – Chapter Nineteen by badkarma00