"I told her, once we could tell she was pregnant, that she should be keeping more of the food and drinks for herself," Ms. DuValle told her story the next day. "But, she kept saying we should all share."
"What was her state of mind like?" Blake was leading the questioning this time.
"Christine was trying to hide it, but she was really very upset," Ms. DuValle replied thoughtfully. "I know there were some things she did that she was ashamed of."
"Like what - Stealing?" JJ was trying to imagine.
"She kept saying she had stooped to stealing the clothes off a dead woman's back," Ms. DuValle reported sadly.
"Victoria Gainsville?" Blake guessed.
"That's right," Ms. DuValle confirmed. "It was horrible enough when he killed Vicky. That man told her to move faster and, when she couldn't move fast enough to suit him, he shot her with that Taser thing. She fell down, went into convulsions, and then – " She ended with a sob.
"That's okay," JJ reassured Ms. DuValle as Blake offered her a box of tissues. "Let's take a break."
"No, let me finish this," Ms. DuValle was unexpectedly tough. "Christine had already been forced to help 'him' when that other woman died - We never even knew her name. So, he got Christine out of her cage and made her move Vicky's body out of there."
"Victoria Gainsville was naked when she was found," Blake remembered.
"That's because – " Ms. DuValle hesitated. "I told her it was okay," she declared vehemently. "I told her Vicky would understand. But, she just didn't believe me!"
"What was okay?" JJ asked gently.
"By that time, it was pretty obvious that Christine was pregnant," Ms. DuValle explained. "And, her clothes were getting pretty tight. None of us had anything we could give her and Vicky was larger than her so –"
"So, she took Ms. Gainsville's clothes," Blake filled in.
"And then couldn't deal with it," JJ guessed.
Ms. DuValle dissolved into tears.
"There is just one more thing," Blake hated to interfere with the woman's grief. "But, did Christine ever say what she wanted to do when you got out of there?"
"Yes," the woman replied. "She said she was going to find a huge bath tub, fill it with bubbles, and soak forever."
Eleanor DuValle looked first at JJ and then at Blake. "I just want you to know," she told them. "As far as I am concerned, Christine is the bravest person I have ever known. Now, what are you doing to find her?"