The question of whether and what compensation might be needed can wait until she knows what the problem is, and whether she'll even be helping.

But. She has a feeling she will, because--

"You say it is Jack."

There are soooooo many things that could be going horribly wrong with that boy. And there's a little worry in her voice, even -- in her home, the children close, she doesn't mean to be but she's a little less guarded.

"Something he has done, or..."

Or something pretty awful would have to happen to him before he'd need Tenenbaum's urgent help. So neither of those two options are exactly sunny.