“You tied the cord.”

“I did.”

“You came in the van knowing something wasn’t right.”

“Yes.”

Her answers did not undo the actions.

They did keep her from making me argue about things we both knew had happened.

She told me she had been instructed to bring the cord and use it if I tried to resist.

She had obeyed, then left the loop loose because she did not want me unable to move.