The context of the following conversation is Sydney found out Kendall was having an affair just before dinner. Sydney tried to kill Kendall with a cast iron pan.:
Kendall says Things have become very complicated between me and Sydney.
The friend responds Oh that is terrible new, what happened?.
Kendall responds Sydney found out that I was having an affair and tried to kill me with a cast iron pan.
The friend responds That's awful, have you gone to the police?.
Kendall responds I didn't think it was serious enough to get the police involved.
The friend responds This is definitely serious, I would go to them straight away.