South couldn't have looked more startled if Washington had physically slapped her. North was here, but he didn't know what happened. She wasn't sure if this was reassuring or just the opposite. She suddenly felt sick at the prospect of having to face him, and slumped back against the wall.

Washington's threat doesn't go unnoticed, and she shoots him a glance. "As if I'd tell him." There's no small amount of self-loathing in that comment.