The siege continues, so maybe Miraflores won't have time to think about the inmates he's consigned to death. David might have a chance to hold onto his life, provided the people of Anchuria can win this atrocious battle.

And what is Gabriel doing right now, with his allergy to violence? He wants me to protect the things in the apartment. Is he in complete denial of what's happening? I wish I could hold him as he slumps in this chair, sobbing into a cut-crystal glass filled with one of his expensive liquors.

Don't cry, dear, you did the right thing. Even if everything goes wrong I forgive you; we all forgive you, because you tried. And that's all anyone can do.