Vera Warner was already at her wit's end over Victor Morgan's situation, so when she heard that Zola Morgan was now missing, her panic was unimaginable.
Mrs. Morgan told Vera about the "teacher" who had visited their home that day, even adding accusingly, "If you two hadn't caused such a huge scene, that teacher never would have come to our door, and Zola wouldn't have run off worried about you."
The moment Vera Warner heard this, she knew it was a trap. She retorted angrily, "Didn't it ever occur to you that this was all a scam? Kindergarten teachers never make house calls! And no real teacher would ever say something like that."
Vera was furious. Furious that they had been so easily deceived, and even more so that they had allowed Zola to come into contact with such a person, leading to this disaster.
