Joe wasn't sure how he got back to the van, but he did. 'Iola…but that couldn't have been her. Was I seeing things?' Joe tried to keep his mind on driving, but he couldn't. The sight of Iola smiling at him from the elevator was still on his mind. 'Maybe Frank's right. I'm starting to make a big deal out of things.' At home, Joe was surprised to see his mother and aunt waiting for him. With a raised eyebrow, he was about to ask what had made them cut their "vacation" short, but at that moment, Frank walked in. As he greeted the two women, Frank ignored Joe and asked why they had returned. "We wanted to stay a little longer, but when we learned just how bad it was here, we came home." Mrs. Hardy explained calmly. Frank nodded and turned and left. Aunt Gertrude was shocked by the way Frank was treating his brother and questioned Joe about it. Without going into to much detail, Joe explained about his reservations about Taylor. Mrs. Hardy sighed and told him, "After what's going on with Callie, I think I understand what your brother is thinking about."
"I don't."
"Look at it this way: the same day that he broke up with Callie, Taylor arrived and they hit it off very well, correct?"
"Yeah…"
"Taylor is clearly from a very wealthy family, correct?"
"That's true."
"Callie attacked Taylor a total amount of three times, correct?"
"Right."
"Callie then attacks you, also has multiple drug charges, correct?"
"Right."
"She then breaks out of jail and kills several people, correct?"
"That's what happened."
"Now, why wouldn't Frank feel a bit angry because you start doubting Taylor? It does sound as if you're uncertain about the relationship." Joe thought for a moment and then nodded. Mrs. Hardy glanced at the answering machine. "Did your father call?" Joe blinked, surprised by the sudden change in topic. Shaking his head, Joe thought about the note that Fenton Hardy had left for them, 'Case came up…will be out of town for a few weeks.' Also, the Gray Man was working on a case. Joe tried not to, but he couldn't help but mentally connect everything strange thus far to Taylor.