"Some are more than others, I'm sure," he agrees nevertheless. After all is said and done, he knows that he's forgiven her. Forgiving himself... That's a different story, and a much more treacherous one.

But still, there was Anne. His wife now. Her forgiveness had meant the world to him, when he needed those words more than any other. It wasn't Carol's, but it was enough.

An electric jolt seems to snap his brain out of a daze. "S-sorry, I didn't mean to... get all personal like that. Guess it's been awhile..."