Betty(3)
As if the shout had taken away a lot of energy from the Mayor, the 58-year old man had to pause and take a deep breath before he could speak again.
Liz looked at Betty to see whether there were any indications of her trying to leave again, but noticing that the girl was just frozen on the chair, she relaxed.
Indeed, the Mayor had been watching everything from outside, and the original plan had been that he would enter after Liz had a chance to talk some sense into the girl's head.
However, clearly, he hadn't been able to control himself.
As for that sound from before, Liz understood its source when she looked at the Mayor's hand.
Blood was dripping to the floor from multiple cuts, as if he had put it through something, but he didn't seem to care about the pain.