[Saul doesn't have to ask who Effie's talking about. Maybe it's a sign, or something, that the thing Saul came here to discuss has come up so quickly — hey, yeah, speaking of Stephanie...

And yet in spite of that — or maybe because of it — he turns his hand, lacing their fingers together, and squeezes.]

The United Earth was using mind control. That's why so many people started leaving. You didn't get hurt at all, did you? No acid burns or anything?