It didn't take long for Judith to arrive at the Haven City Jail. Once there, she smiled at the secretary, signed her name on the guest list, and walked into the visitation room. Her father was already there.

He smiled at her when she entered, standing and walking to her. "Judith, my darling. How are you?"

She took a few steps backwards when he tried to embrace her, her eyes filled with a mix of anger and fear.

He stared at her in surprise for a few moments, then sighed. "You found out didn't you?" He sat down in his chair and rubbed his temples.

She sat down across the table from him, feeling ashamed of herself. "I-I'm sorry, Daddy. Its just…why?"

He sighed again. "I'm not exactly sure, Judy. It was quite a while ago. You where just a baby."

"But why didn't anyone tell me? I've got a right to know!"

He shook his head. "Your mother thought it would be best if you didn't know. I must say, I agreed with her. Your still young, Judith. Your not even eighty yet."

She frowned. "So what? Were you gonna tell me when I turned eighty?"

"Well no." He admitted. "It was a long time ago. Your mother and I decided that you didn't need to know. You'd have to go through enough as it was."

"Yeah, well, a lot of good it did me." She snarled. "You have no idea what I go through! I get beat up every other day! I've got no friends whatsoever! And all because I'm a Root!" Every resentful thing she had been longing to say for ages came pouring out of her. But suddenly she stopped herself. "What about your brother? Julius. Why wasn't I told about him?"

Turnball Root froze, staring at his daughter in utter shock. "How do you know about him?"

"I was hiding in a storage closet and found this box with a bunch of poems about him. And a letter from Mom. It said that I wasn't to be told about any of this."

He smiled bitterly. "I suppose she knew you'd be drawn to the LEP. You are a Root after all. Yes, you did have an uncle. He was killed, though. By one Opal Koboi. She wanted revenge on him for ruining her plans. And she got it. But her revenge ended with him. She was caught. I talk to her everyday. She's quite a nice girl once you get to know her."

"YOU WHAT?" Judith shouted. "How could you? She killed your brother! And you've made friends with her?"

"Judith, I tried to kill him. Twice. She just succeeded where I failed."

Judith looked away. It was too much. All this deception and lies. How could they treat her like a child? Like she was stupid?

He seemed to know what she was thinking. "Hey. Don't take it personal, okay? Your mother and I didn't tell you because we love you. I've been in prison since before you could walk. We just didn't want you to have more to deal with." He lifted her chin and kissed her forehead. "Go home. Get some rest. Maybe you'll feel better about this after a good night's sleep."

She nodded, gave him a quick hug, and walked out of the visitation room.