"No," she says, voice surprisingly soft at the admission. "Telling him now would be a very bad idea. Even I can see that."

She doesn't like lying. But she knows the truth can be just as dangerous. Especially now, in a situation like this. Tim needs to talk to Jay and be honest with him, but he also needs to figure out how best to do that safely. And blurting everything out? Kind of the opposite of that.

"Dwelling on that is a very good way to completely paralyze yourself into inaction. And yes, of course this is speaking from experience." She glances down at her hands. "You have no idea how many people have died because I wouldn't stop telling the truth."