[thinking then lets out a hallow half-laugh, mostly to himself]

I was tired. I was tired of being angry, of trying to catch up— Tired of cutting away parts of who I was to see justice done.

[taking a sip of bourbon then looking at Akira while he puts the glass down]

See, Akira, I realized that he and I are like the snake eating its tail. If I sacrificed everything that I had, I could catch him. He was certainly willing to give up everything to pull me down with him.