Maimed.

"Blame?" She hissed, sighed, and then laughed maniacally. "You were right… Your… your dad did this to him."

"Did what to him?" Larry began to feel his blood boil.

"Kaiden… was abducted, and the Mayor is to blame for it!"

"Who told you this?" 

Olivia ended up sobbing. Harder. 

"Answer me!" Larry barked, shaking her up.

"It was them… they… they called."

"Who called?" Larry shook her some more to make her talk. "Who called? Tell me, please…"

"Larry," Janet intervened. "Please, stop."

"Stay out of it." 

"Don't ask… me," Olivia finally managed to say. "Benjamin would know. Ask him."

 • • •

5:30. A. M

'… Jake'