[And that cuts Mello entirely too close, too sharp. It resonates too loudly with what happened with Sharon, what he'd been told happened to Matt. He has to breathe hard for a moment in order to feel righted again.]

Hindsight's 20/20, Near. It's a hackneyed phrase but it's also true. We can't predict outcomes with absolute certainty. Sometimes, we gamble, and we lose.

[Some of them more than others. That's the nature of taking risks.]