He was silent for a moment before taking a deep breath. "John got him before he could catch up with me. I don't... I don't remember which of them had the shotgun first, but John wound up with it. He... threw it away. Tried to choke Reed. Reed pulled a knife. Then Alice... Alice had the shotgun." He closed his eyes. "Reed... he said... I couldn't..." He swallowed. "John didn't want us to kill him. Alice did. She said... I had the deciding vote. Reed... the things he said about my Zoe..."