Chapter 112 A Desperate Gambit

• James and Lily had gotten little sleep the night before. They had spent the night at the hospital, speaking with everyone who seemed to have an interest in their daughter, laboriously working out their plan to save Ave. By morning, they were exhausted but resolute.
• "Okay, let's go over what we know," said James, taking a sip of his coffee in the hospital cafeteria.
• She set the bag on her lap and nodded. "Elena has Ave. She wants your company and for you to divorce me. We have…" she checked her watch, "about 18 hours left before her deadline."