Sarah lowers her head for a moment. She has a choice. She can lie to him like she always lies. She can pretend that she's a battered woman as she did with Ellie. She could do what she did with George and avoid the issue. After the attack, she's not sure she ought to be doing that. "I had no choice," is what she inevitably says.

"You're going to need to do a full exam, at some point. It's easier to explain if you see the scars."