"That doesn't make any sense," Kimmy says. So few things in Darrow do, but they rarely affect her in such a way that she has reason to be afraid. Not that not escaping is a crime, but it's something near and dear to her heart.

Even after all this time, she still feels so ashamed.

Sitting on the sofa, she tries to catch a glimpse of the message again. There still appears to be nothing, which is hardly fair. How many people had known about it before her? "How would they know?"