It all clicked for Shirley Thorne.
'I knew it,' she thought. Josephine Grant would never agree to leave Leo Graham on the island without a very good reason. There was only one thing that could persuade her—
Leo Graham's safety.
In Josephine Grant's eyes, Leo Graham's safety was more important than anything else. After all, she needed a healthy partner, not a cripple.
Leo Graham was exploiting this, having brainwashed Josephine Grant before he even came to the island. He'd convinced her that if he sprained his ankle, he had to be treated by Dr. Bell, otherwise he'd end up crippled.
Once Shirley understood the crux of Leo's manipulation, everything else went much more smoothly.
Ian Hollis held up his phone with one hand, a wide smile on his face. "Well, what a coincidence," he said. "Dr. Bell is just about to leave the island!"
"What?"
Josephine shrieked into the phone. "Is that just an excuse? Is it because Ethan doesn't want Leo to get treated?"
