"He accepted. When I learned that D’Courtney accepted your offer, I was finished. I knew I couldn’t bring a case to court. But I haven’t been trying to booby-trap you. I did not gaff your stateroom lock. I did not plant those Detonation Bulbs. I’m not the man who’s trying to murder you. That man is trying to kill you because he knows you’re safe from me. He knows you’re safe from Demolition. He’s always known what I’ve just discovered ... that you’re the deadly enemy of our entire future."