This impregnable layer of meaning sent a chill down Charlotte Miller's spine.
They had detained Joshua Hughes, and it was Atlas Hallow who went to gather information, but nothing conclusive was obtained.
This suggests that if someone is orchestrating this incident, then it involves not only the person who killed George Parker but possibly the police or even higher authorities as well.
This is a strange place, with its own rules that are difficult for outsiders to infiltrate.
And at the same point in time, Joshua Hughes and Atlas Hallow arrived together, perhaps indicating that some rules really are about to change.
Atlas Hallow needed to find the most influential person to bail out Joshua Hughes, because such matters are highly unpredictable; there may be those beyond redemption who wouldn't hesitate to have someone killed in the police station.
