[ Ah. No wonder people don't tell her things. She can't keep her story straight when she's trying to lie. ]

I guess I sort of made him tell me, in a way. [ very softly as she works on those pancakes. ] Really, I just don't want you to be mad at him. He was trying to protect me too, I think.

I told you I trusted you, Percy. [ Now she does frown at him as she ladles the pancakes off the griddle. ] I wouldn't go behind your back like that. Shinnosuke ... I think he just wanted to keep me from making a mistake I'd regret with Dr. Lecter. If I kept trusting him...

[ ... ]

Like I said, we were talking about who to trust. When I said I trusted Dr. Lecter, he got kind of quiet. He ended up explaining...

[ ........ ]

I felt pretty foolish, [ she whispers. ] But I haven't talked to Dr. Lecter this week. And I haven't told anyone else what I know.