Winston took a seat, the rest of the family fanning out around him.

He pointedly did not take the file, letting her continue to hold it. "I'm sorry, Miss Cabot, but I'm afraid that you've been taken in by my daughter's hysterics. Fraud? Misrepresentation? I assume that Emma neglected to tell you that she ran away as a minor, and I have been making every effort to bring her home."