No, Maria barked from the back. She then chuckled nervously and said, You realize you just made me a hero, right? To all of the women I protest with…this is only going to make them admire the cause even more.

Well, I guess that all depends on how the next few hours go for you, Jack said.

Ive done nothing wrong! Its my God-given right to protest!

And any womans God-given right to look into fertility treatments if they have no other alternative when it comes to having a baby, Rachel thought. She kept it to herself, however. She was starting to feel a very dangerous sort of irritation towards this case in generaltoward a killer that seemed to be targeting women intent on doing what they could to have a baby.

The rest of the trip to the station was silent. Other than a few deep sighs and frustrated exhales from the back, Maria remained quiet. They escorted her into the building without incident and when they had her sitting in an interrogation room, they wasted no time. Perhaps sensing the growing tension in Rachel, Jack did his best to play the good cop, bringing Maria a cup of tea when they entered to speak with her.

Rachel had Marias file in her hand and it revealed nothing surprising. Shed been arrested one other time, two years ago, for being involved in a protest that got out of control. Other than that, though, her record was squeaky clean. Rachel knew this did not clear the woman at all, but it did make her job a bit harder.

I ask this not out of spite, but admitted ignorance, Rachel said. As far as we know, neither of the clinics we spotted you at perform abortions. Can you tell us what, exactly, you were protesting?

Maria looked to Rachel like shed just asked an incredibly stupid question. Im protesting the idea that human beings think they know better than God.

Im going to need you to explain a bit better than that, Rachel said.

If God makes it so that people cant have children, thats that. He is sovereign and knows what Hes doing. Getting a doctor to manipulate your womb or a mans semen is blasphemy. Fertility treatments are an afront against an all-knowing Creator and are an abomination.