Erran thought that Marco sounded more worried that someone else was going to use the knife, rather than making a threat, but it was a good idea in general to secure the scene. "You're right, yeah, it's probably smartest to do the funeral early," he said to Pam, who was still clearly miserable but not actively yelling anymore. "You should let people know what's going on, like Juno said—I know we don't know each other that well but I'll definitely try to be there."
The subtext to that was take the octopus away from this situation, please, but there was no reason not to be sympathetic about it.
To Marco, Erran said, "I'm not trying to crowd you, man, I'm sorry. Do you want to talk, if we find someplace quiet? It's fine if you need some time to process this on your own, but I'm coming back to check on you again this afternoon."