Isn't that worse? Gideon coming back! Is that not worse, he comes back in god knows what state, he just comes back and he accuses me of --

[Chilton stops himself.]

No.

[He had walked right into that, hadn't he? Will was anticipating him. Chilton swallowed, his body shaking with a subtle rhythm, and when he spoke it was in that hollow, graying whisper that Will has heard before:]

There was no intent, Will, you have got to believe me.