[ that wasn't really the question that caitlin was expecting, even though she realizes that she should have. it's the obvious question really. what about detective west? if the world has really ended ( she hadn't seen the sign herself and honestly this is the first she's hearing about it. the sharp intake of breath is the only outward sign that she's in full-blown panic mode on the inside. because what if the world really did end? and worse still, what if they were a contributing factor in the whole thing? it's hard to keep the panic she's feeling in line, but she's trying. this isn't about her right now ), what happened to him? or anyone else they know who they haven't yet seen? ]

Maybe your father is in here somewhere and you just haven't found him yet. Or maybe there are more compounds like this with more people inside, and maybe he's in one of them. Just because you haven't seen him yet, doesn't mean he's not perfectly okay.

[ unless detective west isn't okay, and now caitlin is just feeding iris false hope, which would be cruel, wouldn't it?

caitlin bites her bottom lip and looks down at the floor when iris mentions eddie, but doesn't say anything. she can't. it doesn't seem right to remind iris about what happened to eddie at a time like this. or maybe it is right. she still stays silent though because hey remember you don't have to worry about eddie, hey already died! is not an easy thing to bring up ]