Who dies if Defenderer has the 2nd most votes?
The rules for the Defenderer:

The rules for the role are that the Defenderer protects whoever they point to except in the case where the Defenderer herself has the most votes in which case the person she is pointing to is instead caught.

The situation:


The Defenderer pointed to another player, let's call him Player 1.
Player 1 received the most votes.
The Defenderer has the second most votes.


The resolution:


The Defenderer does not have the most votes, so the exception does not apply.
Player 1 has the most votes, but he is protected by the Defenderer so Player 1 is not caught.
The player with the second most votes, the Defenderer, is next. So she is caught.