As the ladies walk in May notices the dark circles under their eyes and their bloodshot eyes. She sighs. The ladies, her friends, have been through so much already she almost hates to tell them any more bad news. "Ladies, the recovery team has finished its job and found all the men. I sincerely regret to inform you that your spouses did not survive the collapse. I can't tell you how sorry I am." May says as she sinks into her chair behind her desk.

One of the wives explodes in anger at May. "How can you sit there and apologize? You didn't have a loved one down in that mine." She cries in fury.

May was expecting this from at least one of the wives and she has a response ready. "Actually, Mrs Miller, the man I love does do shifts down in the mine. I could have lost him yesterday, but he wasn't feeling well, so he didn't go down. I was lucky and today I know it. As I stated earlier this could have happened at any time. Mining is inherently dangerous and this operation is no different and after all I've known most of you and your spouses since you were born. It's difficult for me to see days like this. It hasn't been easy." May says tiredly. Leo can hear the emotion and the tiredness in her voice and he wants to rescue her, but know better than to attempt it.