Nora has set up a "mediation circle." The two Carols sit across from each other. A digital coin floats between them.

I have a test for you. A loyalty test. If you pass, I'll let you see your daughter's birthday stream.

If you spend any time in the world of video transcoding, you know that not all sources are created equal. You can run the same script on ten different files, and nine will pass perfectly—until you hit that one file that breaks your workflow.

Pick the meaner one. She'll cause less drama.

There isn't one. We can't delete either without corrupting the original's backup. They'd both feel like murder.