She wouldn't have told me. My mother certainly wasn't going to say anything.

[It's hard to keep a bitter tone to that last comment; it still stings. But, she couldn't see finding out from any other person other than Jack. Reinahrdt, maybe, but if Angela was the only person he'd been worried about? She didn't get it.]

If we had known ... if I had known ... I could have helped. You could have called on me for assistance. I would have been there for you, Jack.

[She hefts a sigh and looks at him,] I still will, if you need it. I want you to know that.