[He seems uncertain, but he unscrews the cap anyways, though he doesn't drink yet. Instead, he listens to what Veronica says, letting out a noise that might be a laugh if it weren't halfway hysterical.]

...I told her it would be okay. I thought, I really thought... None of the other partners have been killed. I tried to make her believe she would be fine. I told her she, she didn't deserve to be here, and she told me I didn't either, but she doesn't... She deserved it so much less.