 Tom and Sarah see Milton exit Hattie's home, and go inside to talk to her.She says that Milton was talking about Tom himself and telling her not to talk to him.Hattie takes the two of them to see Nancy a few blocks away, who says that she was suspended from her job at Shady Mount because she wouldn't stay away from Mendenhall while he healed, as her nursing style involves a personal connection with one's patients.