He leaned back against the booth. He was still very tired, but he had needed to get this done. "No, you were right," Derek told her, looking away. "I'm not innocent. Not at all."
After all, he had done this to people, too. Left a wake of dead bodies and grieving families. Derek had only wanted to put Veronica down after she started messing with his life. There had been nothing noble about it.
"I just hope that this helps, somehow. So they can stop wondering what happened to their people."