"I can count the number of inmates who actually want to graduate on one hand, probably," Chase counters, but he's not discounting her, either. "I don't know what kind of strategy I'd come up with for anyone, whether I knew them or not. I don't think Wen Ning's strategy was more than 'feed him and be nice'. He told me I should feed people. Or get them books. Or offer swimming lessons."

He does not see how any of that will help someone graduate. Or even like him.