it's what ann lawson thought. she had a history of intervening on behalf of the little girl. what finally pushed her into spilling her guts to bryce. i don't know anything about the devlins. ann never told me anything. she told you. she showed you. she took you right into the heart of it. last free-living tribe of nomads in america. what a subject, huh? hmm. what a book. might even get you back on the best-seller list. look... all ann wanted to do was to save a little girl from the life of petty crime. come on, what did you do? you just kept on pressing her. look, i swear i had no idea they'd go that far. i wanted to understand my son. ann started telling me about her family. i encouraged her, maybe i pushed her too far. did you push her to take you to this engagement party? well, i told her there would be no book without first-hand observation. did anyone threaten her? well, she was worried about kyle's temper. you know, she found out, you know, that he knew, and... her niece told her. you got no cause taking my daughter away. i make sure she goes to school. i make sure no on