Before Brooke could react, Malvolio picked her up again. A knife was then placed against her neck.

"Don’t even say anything!" Malvolio looked at all three of them.

"No police! We absolutely won't call the police. I'm begging you to let the child go. She is innocent. Alright?" asked Joy with a voice as soft as the buzzing of a mosquito.

"Don’t worry!" said Malvolio miserably. "I have a sister myself. Of course, I know that the child is innocent. I just didn't want her to see a miserable scene.