Jesse's friends with people I care about, I was already keeping an eye on him.

[It's not that she thinks Ellie and Collette can't look after themselves, but.... she kind of thinks Ellie and Collette can't look after themselves.

She hasn't devoted a lot of effort to it, but basically she's telling Saul that she'll go sneaking around whoever she wants, thank you very much. Though it... does give her a bit of a clue to what this is about.]

The main aim here is to keep him away from Jesse, isn't it?