Panel Discussion - Characters Hijacking Your Story, Do You Allow It?

Our next panel discussion question generated a lot of interest among my fellow authors.  Many thanks to those who contributed today.  Here's our question:
What do you do when a character takes you and/or your story to a place you don't want to go?
Camille LaGuire:You have to go there, even if it's just in your head. You have to let it play out to see if it really is where