No, with water. [scalds...] She was boiling it, and claimed that she was just making... one of those small instant dishes, but was using a larger pot and much more water than necessary, and she was closely watching its temperature when I came in. She removed the thermometer immediately when I did, and then moved the pot to the edge of the stove.

[and, with a sigh:]

She seemed-- off, at the time, but it wasn't long after the trial, so I thought a little less of everything in the moment. I suppose the results of trying to intervene before anyone got hurt are pretty obvious.