The woman claims to have been raped, but Donnelly believes she is just manipulative and was using it as an excuse to get away with murder since she had fled Donnelly when she had asked for a meeting to discuss a plea deal. When the woman gets on the stand and tells her story, Donnelly confronts her with her escape and she reveals why she ran: she was pregnant from her rape and wanted an abortion, but couldn't get it in prison.
The woman claims to have been raped, while Donnelly suspects manipulative behavior and believes she used it as a reason to escape justice since she had left him when he asked for a meeting about a plea deal. When the woman testifies on the stand, Donnelly confronts her with her departure and learns that she ran because she was pregnant from rape and needed an abortion but couldn't obtain one in prison.