Disappointed by Al’s rejection, Finnegan walked back to the Dungeon of Justice and there saw Mary Weeks — in jail again, and now with her head shaved. Darnoc was ordering her to collect her things. “I sentenced this woman to be a servant of the First Lady,” Finnegan said. “Why is she back in a cell?” “Not my idea,” said Darnoc. “Ask Malenkovich.” He leaned toward Finnegan, whispered: “I suggest her for VHD. But Big Ears want to fuck her.” “VHD?” cried Mary. “Shut your mouth when talking to a judge,” said Darnoc. VHD, or Voluntary Humane Departure, was the dreaded punishment for Treason, the worst crime on the lawbooks of Jeffersonia.