what does "reach a second judgment"mean? It was not an easy judgment, nor would it be popular. Nevertheless it made sense to Foster. He agreed that "They might be trying to kill the whole family." Upstairs he conveyed the decision to Maude Shaw, who was skeptical of it. The greatest skeptic, however, was going to be Liz Pozen. Wells, expecting her to be difficult, reached a second judgment; to avoid discussion he would say that he was acting under orders.