She nodded, listening carefully.

"You are certain, then, that it isn't a coincidence? I have seen many things crafted by the mind, in a state of stress. Not that I doubt you, but I must ask - and, with your permission, I will try and...sense out your answer. It will tell me much, and inform our next move."

The choice of wording was careful - they were in this together, from the beginning. She was not some investigator barging into her private life, but she wanted to do things much better than that.