Palmer didn't smile. "Yeah, there are easier ways to try and off herself, sure." She could feel her hackles going up, and paused for a second, swirling the whiskey in her glass gently, letting the knee-jerk reaction fade. "Not exactly about that, though. She's trying to make up for something that went wrong a very long time ago."

She shrugged, her mouth a thin line. "I have a hard time blaming her. You ever have anything in your life you'd die to undo, Shawn?"