"We've been here for months, Joel. She's been here even longer than me. Time works funny here." Tess shrugs, grimacing at the inadequacy of her explanation. She knows how little sense it makes, she knows that chance are Joel just saw Ellie hours or even minutes ago, as far as he's concerned.

But the fact remains, and Tess is far from the sort of woman to beat around the bush with things like that.

And she hasn't even mentioned Sarah yet. She won't - not until she can get him alone, sitting down, prepare him somehow.

"I know it doesn't make any fucking sense," she points out uselessly.