Those are hard words to hear. Usually they come with a good amount of self-blame, with the idea that the only real redemption is in death. And god, that's a fuckin' pit Hank's head's been buried in. Some fuckin' post-mortem 'all-clear'. Don't worry, the world is a little better without you in it. At least that's the shit he's seen bother himself and a lot of other guys.

It's a fuckin' uphill struggle but right now in front of a bunch of people looking to stop the AI plaguing them (insert badumching here for the sake of deplorable puns) he's not going to discuss it further. He might try to bring it up later, though.

Connor's a welcome distraction, so he motions towards him sitting with Maggie. "Yeah. That's him. He's got some unique CSI gifts that... I hope he never fuckin' has to use again but he might end up having to."