[ Matt won't hear it, unfortunately. It's why he avoided saying as much publicly. He doesn't think Connor's to blame. Funny how good he is at shouldering that for other people. ]

I threatened him, when we first met. [ He says, by way of explanation. ] I didn't know who he was, or that we'd... you know, actually become friends.

[ He probably shouldn't be telling anyone this. The hesitation in his voice probably says as much. ]

He'd killed a lot of people. Gone blind with hunger and woken up just surrounded by all these bodies. I thought he was dangerous so I-I just wanted to scare him, but I told him if it happened again...

[ He trails off, the rest should be obvious enough. Now seems like a great time to finish his drink, actually. He takes a long chug and shakes his head at the burn. Foggy would be proud. ]

It's funny. [ It's not, but he chuckles, humorlessly. ] He actually approached me one time he saw me making threats on the network, that's when I explained everything. [ Everything she's assuming is probably true. He's not even gonna pretend at this point, lying would be too exhausting. ] He was right. This is what happens when you make threats, even if you don't plan on following them through. They catch up to you.