Life can be painful, Linda provided a much needed anesthetic. Mr Hopper was able to move past his pain, now mayhaps Linda can do the same. I’m a veteran, my body and brain is broken, I’ve lost friends, some I can barely remember. Linda did do a good thing. But remember folks, to us Mr Neathery’s world is whole cloth. He can bend it to his whim, real life is painful and needs wonderful storytellers like AN to make things bearable.
Now why would Holly get taken? That doesn’t make sense.