If I happen to mention to you that it would be a shame if my associates and I were to decide to burn your nice little business down in the night, but maybe if y

If I happen to mention to you that it would be a shame if my associates and I were to decide to burn your nice little business down in the night, but maybe if you pay us that won't happen I would assume that you would know that a threat was being made. The arson is illegal, but so is the threat to commit it unless you do something that is to my material benefit.