Beth barely has time to wonder if Hero's telling the truth, to take in the stony-faced nun and the Swiss Guard chicks with the halberds, to do anything but wish she hadn't left the goddamn crossbow by the door.

"We have had you under surveillance for several days, signorina," the nun cuts in again. "We decided to secure you and your little one when we saw this outsider invade your sanctuary."

Beth puts a protective hand on her belly. "Secure?"