[Cater doesn't intend to waste a bunch of time regretting the years he kept Trey at arm's distance. Still, it's hard not to wish that he had more experience with this kind of thing. Bad enough to be comforted, but being the one to do the comforting? It's a whole different wheelhouse. He pulls Trey over so they're leaning together shoulder-to-shoulder.]

You'll drive yourself crazy thinking like that. You've known Riddle longer than any of us, so tell me: do you think he would have listened? He strikes me as the kind of person who really needed to hit his breaking point before he'd be able to face the facts no matter how many people had tried to get through to him sooner.