The others... [He can't look at him, suddenly, his shoulders hunching.] They've said I did everything wrong. I should always have been hunting him.

[That one network outburst did a number on his confidence. What little there was to begin with. And it shows.]

[He doesn't feel as if he belongs anymore. It's such a small thing, but to him, to his utter lack of confidence, the rebukes, though warranted, stung.]

I'm not risking my life. I wouldn't do that...