Hardly the first time he had pressed himself against his door hoping to avoid a beating. Really did not feel fair that it'd be Harvey doing it. Angry Harvey. That anger he'd only ever seen glimpses of before. He lowered his head to look at the floor instead of looking at Harvey, breathing out slowly. "I concede that as a logical thinker, looking at the perpetrator would make more sense."

Which was close to admitting that it was what he had done. "Listen. I'm telling you that it's better for you not to know. That's not a lie." He looked up finally, already guessing that was not going to work out for him. "I'm not a liar and I'm smart, so... You know. Listen to me?"