1) To test the strength of pair-bonding and altruism between friends, I and my research assistant surreptitiously gained access to the home of subject A, otherwise known as "Aiden Ashley". She was restrained to a chair with rope and silenced with tape. When Subject B, whom we will call "Lily Carter", returned home, we confronted her with the situation of her defenseless friend. Lily was presented with this dilemma: she was free to leave, but if she did so, Aiden could be subjected to undefined and possibly severe punishment.