"She is brave," Marcus agrees and he knows that's more true than anyone really knows. Molly has told him bits and pieces of what happened to her and he's purposely gone out of his way not to delve into the papers and look for a news report on what she's said, because the level of violence she's clearly suffered is something that would have been reported. She'll tell him what she wants to when she wants to and he respects that.

But even though he's made the effort not to look, he's made some connections based on things he's been told about Darrow's history. Before really getting to know Molly, he'd done a great deal of research, after all, and he's fairly certain he knows what exactly happened to her. She's strong, easily as strong as so many of the people he's helped in his life.

"And it's a bit unnerving, yes," he says. "But I think there are enough good people who might be able to keep others safe. I've spoken to some frustrated police officers and hired them for the evening. I think they're just glad to be able to help somehow, even if they're not able to make any arrests."