The next day, when Crystal discovered what Paul had done, she was furious.
Crystal reread Paul's post for the third or fourth time, and with each reading, her anger grew. Of all the ways that Paul could have drawn Nancy out of hiding, this was the most despicable.
If Nancy did not show up at the courthouse, the public would see it as an admission of guilt. She had already lost their approval, and the only way to redeem herself would be to stand up for herself. Of course, if she did that, then she would be vulnerable.
Until this moment, Nancy's life had begun to show some improvement, and it was hard to believe how quickly things had turned to shit.