After getting the money, Claire Sinclair handed it all to Ivy Tanner. Then, she turned to the mother and her two daughters and said, "I know about the 125 needles someone stuck in Ivy, and about the nail in her back. You'd better hope I don't find out you were the ones who did it, or I'll sue you into the ground."
"It wasn't us, Reporter Sinclair! I've never done anything like that!"
"That's right, that's right! None of us did it!"
"Reporter Sinclair, you have to believe us..."
Claire Sinclair waved her hand impatiently. "Enough. The sight of you is irritating. Just get out of here."
The mother and her two daughters all glanced at the vacant-looking Ivy Tanner, hesitating for a moment.
Claire Sinclair's brow furrowed. "I'm taking Ivy back to the hospital. Any objections?"
"N-No!" the mother and daughters said in unison. They turned and bolted without daring to look back.
