The frantic search for the proves a larger point: great writing leaves you hungry for the source code. Elise Sharron has joined the pantheon of great ambiguous villains—like Nurse Ratched or Annie Wilkes—because her dialogue works on two levels. On the surface, she is a nurturer. Beneath it, she is a prison warden.
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(Leaning back, crossing legs, utterly calm) "Poison? My organic, farm-sourced chicken soup? Clara, honey, you’ve been reading those dark web forums again. The ones about Munchausen by proxy. You think I want you sick?"