The prison yard was tense after the ambulance left. Guards barked orders, pushing inmates back but some of the inmates still murmured about the fight.

Susan moved fast, keeping to the edges where no one paid much attention. Fear and anger was clear on her her face as she avoided the crowd, slipping down a side corridor where few guards stood watch.

She reached the barred door where they had placed Gloria after the attack. Gloria sat inside that small, cold cell like a snarling animal; ...