"Element of surprise," she offered. It was something, wasn't it? "They won't think he's armed. He won't need armor or back-ups. He just needs to find a phone and point the gun a-at anyone who tries to stop him."

She tried to sound like she believed that. She hoped. She had faith. She did.

"I don't think it would let you. Go through with him." Selfish, horrible, awful to add the rest, she wouldn't. She. "A-and maybe you couldn't have come back, if you did."