Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Mary was seeking a lot of legal advice from Victoria so,  _ answered questions about contract law.

Choice 1: Mary was seeking a lot of legal advice from Victoria so,  Mary answered questions about contract law.
Choice 2: Mary was seeking a lot of legal advice from Victoria so,  Victoria answered questions about contract law.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2.