"She can," Wymack said, cutting Abby off. Abby made a strangled noise as if she couldn't believe Wymack was siding against her. The kitchen went quiet for a tense moment before Wymack spoke again. "If you're sure this is the best option, I'm not going to stop you. I trust you to do what's right by my kids."

"I'm sorry," Betsy said. "I know what this means for your season."

"You worry about Andrew," Wymack said. "I'll worry about my season."

"Andrew won't agree to this," Abby said, a last-ditch effort to change their minds. "Going means leaving Kevin behind. They haven't had more than a campus between them since Andrew took Kevin under his wing. He's not going to change things now, especially not with Riko in our district."

"Andrew doesn't have to agree," Wymack said. "It's Betsy's call."

Neil had heard enough. He stepped into the kitchen doorway. Betsy had taken a seat at the table. Abby and Wymack were so focused on her they didn't notice Neil's arrival, but Betsy was facing the doorway and glanced up at his entrance. She didn't look at all surprised to find him eavesdropping on them.

"Where are you taking him?" Neil asked.

Abby jumped and flicked a guilty look his way. "Neil, I didn't hear you come in."

Neil ignored her and insisted, "Where are you taking him?"

"Easthaven Hospital," Betsy said. "I'm going to take Andrew off his medicine."

Neil felt the floor tilt beneath his feet. "What?"

"It's not official just yet," Betsy said. "I need Mr. Blackwell to sign off on it. He was the prosecuting attorney at Andrew's trial. He's here now with Mr. Waterhouse to evaluate the situation. I strongly doubt he'll contest this, so we should be able to commit Andrew to Easthaven by this afternoon."

"Commit him as in lock him up," Neil said.

"When Dr. Ellerby and Mr. Waterhouse wrote up the original agreement they did it in a way that would garner the least resistance from the prosecution. One of the terms Andrew agreed to was twenty-four-hour supervision during his rehabilitation. Easthaven is one of the best hospitals in the state. He will be in good hands."

"But for how long?"

"Up in the air," Wymack said. "Andrew was scheduled for rehab in May so he'd be out of classes. It'll take time to get the drugs out of his system. Once his head's cleared the staff has to figure out the next step in his treatment, whether it's ongoing counseling or some new type of happy pill. Take Andrew's complete inability to cooperate into account and we're looking at maybe four, five weeks."

"If we get him back by New Year's it'll be a miracle," Abby said, with a hint of her former frustration. "You're forcing him through withdrawal and recovery at the same time."

"It's both or neither," Betsy said. "You know that."

"Do it," Neil said when Abby started to argue again.