Tears welled up in Kathy's eyes after giving her side of the story.

She shifted the blame onto Madeline, who wasn't there to defend herself. If Madeline were, the two would have quarreled about it.

I didn't know what they were planning to do with Norah," Kathy remarked amidst her tears. “I didn't want to hurt her. It was Madeline who persuaded me into doing it."