A married woman was having an affair, and every time her lover came over, she would lock her 9-year-old son in the closet. One day, when the woman heard a car drive up the driveway, she casually locked her lover in the closet as well.
Inside the closet, the little boy said, "It's really dark in here."
"Yeah!" the man replied.
"Wanna buy a baseball?" the boy asked, picking up a ball at random.
"No, thanks," the man answered.
"I think you'll want to buy a baseball," the little blackmailer said.
The man assessed his situation, then replied, "Alright, how much?"
"25 bucks!"
"What, 25 bucks!" The man repeated in astonishment, but quickly lowered his voice to avoid being discovered.
The following week, the lover came to the woman's house again. Soon, they heard a car on the driveway, and the woman once again locked both her son and her lover in the closet.
"It's really dark in here!" the boy said, now holding a baseball glove.
Knowing he was at a disadvantage, the man replied, "Alright, how much?"
"50 bucks!" the boy answered. The deal was smoothly completed.
By the weekend, the boy's father said, "Hey, son! Go get your baseball and glove, let's play catch."
"Can't. I've already sold them," the boy replied.
"How much did you sell them for?" The father assumed he probably just traded them for lizards or candy or something.
"75 bucks!" the boy replied.
"75 bucks? That's robbery! Come on, let's go to church and confess!" The father scolded as he pulled the boy along.
At the church, the boy entered the confessional, pulled the curtain closed, sat down, and said, "It's really dark in here!"
The priest replied, "Don't try that trick on me in here!"