Buried lead or not, Jo fixated on the most important piece of information in that story. Her eyes widened.
"How did he turn into a dog?"
She gave the dog a look that was both sympathetic and apologetic. There was the faintest bit of suspicion in her voice because she knew what Maxine's abilities were. All the same, she was going to do the best she could to let Maxine tell her what had happened so they could find a way to make it right.
"Maxine, honey, I'm really sorry but we can't just force this poor guy to stay a dog. We have to find a way to change him back.