Paralyzed In Horror
At the start of it all, when things turned violent, Catherine froze. She felt paralyzed as she stood in the kitchen watching it all play out. Perhaps, the shock made the scene feel surreal instead of reality.
Denial
Okay, so Catherine knew there had to be more than she was witnessing going on here, but more importantly, her 17 month old daughter was in grave danger. Yet, Catherine felt paralyzed and in some sort of denial. How could this be real? Desperately, she tried to reason that she did not bring a dangerous threat into her home.