Cornered in the Stairwell

Audrey turned around and looked at Helena. She opened her mouth, but no words came out.

"Let's talk in the stairwell. This isn't a good place to talk," Helena suggested after glancing left and right.

Audrey nodded, then followed her to the stairwell of the current floor.

Someone was walking on a floor below theirs, so footsteps resounded continually in the stairwell.

"Helena, those screenshots…" L