Believed in Alex. She and Jay - they've got the same fatal flaw. Never stopped believing in Alex Kralie, despite all the evidence that they shouldn't have gone down that road in the first place.

The difference being that Alex wasn't the cause of all this. Never was.

"More complicated than that." It always is. "But, uh. How 'bout I make you a deal?"

It's not quite a smile, but it's not his typical dour expression that weighs down at the corners of his mouth and the edges of his eyes.

"You help me - and I'll help you."