No, says Cissie. That's the last thing we want. Drake looks at me, his eyes filled with concern. Bart was a mistake, he says. We asked too much of him.
Drake looks away.
She was in with us from the beginning, says Cissie. I don't believe you, I say. That was a mistake. If you join us, you'll be in on it all. She found herself in conflict with us, but we forced her to compromise, says Cissie.