While staying at Artem's home alone, the main character is distressed to be visited by her former mentor and Artem's mother, Kimberly Garner. The two discuss Artem's childhood while Artem rushes home, then she declares she plans to take over the Squamoore liability case so Artem can focus on more immediate concerns. She then advises the two take another look at Robert Whitaker's students for more clues as her experience is that the relationships between teachers and students can be more complicated than they appear. The police notify Artem that a student named Bianca Bonner was also in the old school building when Robert fell.