Holly might be nice and caring person in past, but having a baby usually change some priorities, especially toward survival of the baby. This might be case of mother instincts turning ugly.
On panel 1, there is automaton in each floor. I quess whoever build that system, is not poor. My second quess is those might then have some systems to avoid collisions with foreign objects, like ladders, repairmens and workers leaning out of windows.
Not sleeping at separated peds. ;)