[It takes a while before she comes to answer, for she isn't sure why anyone would be dropping by at this time of night without calling ahead. After pulling on a robe over her nightgown, she cracks open the door to see. Quickly, her wary glance turns into shock and she automatically pulls the door open the rest of the way.]
Conrad-!?
[The last time they had spoken, things had gone terribly. So what could possibly have brought him to her door now, looking like this?]