"I'm not asking you to hand her over," Jessica said, frowning, "I just want to talk to her. I might be able to get some helpful information." With a smile, she looked at the girl. "After that, we can drop her at the next town and let her work her sentence." She smiled softly, hoping he would see the logic behind her reasoning. "After I get the information we need, I can tell you where all her friends are hiding. This group was too small to be working alone."