It's mostly to himself, though, quiet, because he gets it. Okay? He does. He knows exactly what it must be like to be forced out of the force, accused. Whether Kelly did it or not isn't the point. When the people who are supposed to have your back against everything and anything accuse you of betraying their trust and the trust of everyone you protect, it's gotta hurt.
He remembers Peterson, the denials, the bargaining, the attempts to coax Danny onto his side. There's none of any of that, here: just a man who desperately wants a chance to do exactly the thing he can't do anymore.
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It's mostly to himself, though, quiet, because he gets it. Okay? He does. He knows exactly what it must be like to be forced out of the force, accused. Whether Kelly did it or not isn't the point. When the people who are supposed to have your back against everything and anything accuse you of betraying their trust and the trust of everyone you protect, it's gotta hurt.
He remembers Peterson, the denials, the bargaining, the attempts to coax Danny onto his side. There's none of any of that, here: just a man who desperately wants a chance to do exactly the thing he can't do anymore.
So, yeah. Really well.