[her nails dig into her palms and carol can feel it coming on again, that awful push that always happens between them, when she cares too much and he doesn't care enough and everything ends up -- bad.

this has got to stop happening. she can't stand it.]

You have business there? Fine. You get it done, but you come out of it safe. You make sure of that, or I will. And then I'm getting you out. I won't leave you to rot in that place.