[Alan watches the program’s head bow and his hands curl into fists, trying (always trying) to understand what’s going through the program’s mind. Is he angry? Afraid? Alan feels like he can’t trust any of his own conclusions, not when he’s already been so wrong before. He should say more. He shouldn’t. He doesn’t know if he’ll get a chance to speak to Rinzler again, but isn’t that for the best? But he can’t leave, not yet. He still has to understand.]

Do you remember when we spoke in the garden? I asked you why you had attacked those people. [But it had really just been Peter, hadn’t it? Bel hadn’t provided their account until later and theirs came with a reason. Everything else had been threats not acted on, speculation. Murky waters.] If it was because they threatened you first, you could have told me. Even if it wasn’t what you thought I wanted to hear -- I just wanted a reason. [The words aren’t right and Alan knows it. He sounds like he’s blaming Rinzler for what happened, but that isn’t what he wants -- he’s just trying to put the pieces together, trying to find what he should have done, even if it’s too late now to take anything back.]

You still can tell me. [Maybe not now, but the offer is there. Whatever caused Rinzler to lash out the way he did, he doesn’t have to deal with it alone.]