[A long pause as he thinks it over.] The learning curve leads to a certain amount of dishonesty, don't you think? It doesn't change my life significantly if one of the bat kids commit suicide, especially one that as far as I know isn't very close to Stephanie. So, to beg for someone to keep living in misery just because that's what I'm supposed to do has nothing to do with learning how to be more empathetic. It's about lying.