Ella heard the accusation that the Phantom had lied, even from where she stood. She crossed her arms, and she stood close to Sherri, and she called out to the man on the stage (and to the woman beside him).
"Does he lie about other things as well? Such as attacking innocent women?" she asked, hardly brave, but determined to face this man if he was her attacker, regardless of the building's intentions in putting her there.
The vines rose higher, and they were at the level of the stage now. She didn't read the plaque - she didn't care about any of those things.