"It is my fault!" Alice yells, trying to pull up some rage to make this easier. It doesn't work. "I should have known! I should have known something horrible and cruel would happen to the one I love! That's just how it works with me!"

She backs up, refusing to let him touch her. If he touches her, she's certain she'll lose whatever nerve she has left. "You won't be alone," she says. "You'll have Doc and Marty and Dee and everyone else to help you. April can probably figure out a way to kill that -- that parasite I inflicted on you. But I'm around. . . ." She sniffles. "I can't bear to hurt you."