The girl spoke for the first time in their custody. However, it was filled with horror. She then looked away. "People like you aren't supposed to be with them…"
"If the police didn't call my niece, I wouldn't be here." Rhodes took out his phone and opened it to a group photo of seven girls. He zoomed in on Michelle's face and compared it to the teen prisoner. When she looked back at him, he kept his phone. He asked, "Michelle Hawthorne, can you tell me why you tried to burn New Pearson twice?"
The girl smiled deviously. "Me? How could a girl like me burn a hospital? Is that what they told you? Do you trust these people, Dr Huxley?"
Rhodes didn't lessen his smile. "You can say that. I can believe that, too. But, Michelle, I was there when the fire demon dared to hurt my trauma team. I was there when you tried to hurt Killian. To be honest, if I knew you were a girl, I wouldn't have kicked you so hard."
