▁in ▁open ▁court , ▁crit ically ▁w ounding ▁him . ▁ ▁After ▁Carol ▁is ▁released ▁on ▁b ail ▁following ▁her ▁arrest , ▁Wend y ▁emer ges ▁from ▁her ▁com a , ▁though ▁a ▁doctor ▁reve als ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁take ▁time ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁recall ▁the ▁tra um atic ▁events ▁she ▁went ▁through , ▁and ▁that ▁she ' ll ▁need ▁support ▁from ▁her ▁family ▁and ▁psych iat ric ▁help . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Carol ▁attempts ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁defense ▁att orney ▁and ▁approaches ▁Ellen ▁Well s , ▁who ▁had ▁represented ▁Frank ▁W arden , ▁but ▁she ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁as ▁Frank ▁is ▁still ▁alive . ▁ ▁Des perate ▁for ▁assistance , ▁Carol ▁then ▁tries ▁to ▁approach ▁Frank ' s ▁mother , ▁but ▁B ess ▁an gr ily ▁turns ▁her ▁away , ▁reve aling ▁that ▁Frank ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁an ▁hour ▁earlier . ▁Later ▁that ▁day , ▁a ▁te ar ful ▁Wend y ▁has ▁suddenly ▁learned ▁about ▁everything ▁her ▁mother ▁has ▁been ▁through , ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁own ▁or de al ▁( as ▁J ill ▁had ▁filled ▁her ▁in ), ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁emot ional ▁scene , ▁Carol ▁does ▁her ▁best ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁understand . ▁However , ▁this ▁decision ▁later ▁sets ▁off ▁an ▁argument ▁between ▁J ill ▁and ▁Carol , ▁during ▁which ▁J ill ▁acc uses ▁Carol ▁of ▁bl aming ▁her ▁for ▁what ▁happened ▁to ▁Wend y ▁and ▁wish ing ▁it ▁had ▁happened ▁to ▁her ▁instead . ▁ ▁Now ▁having ▁managed ▁to ▁secure ▁Well s ' ▁service