"Okay," Kate said, chewing her lower lip thoughtfully. This was the sort of thing that required her to think fast and she ran through all the possibilities and kept arriving at the same conclusion. Danny could be hurt.

"You go to the Compound, okay?" she asked. "See a doctor and make sure you're okay. I'm going to go find Danny, that's all. If Esther's with him, she won't hurt either of us if we're together. It'll be okay."