An impasse. Eric can respect that. He's not so naive to believe that there might be friends of his victims who won't be as willing to let things go as she is.

"I did, too, at first. Everything was so overwhelming. I could see things thousands of yards away and smell even further. But it was the sounds I could pick up, pulses and heartbeats, conversations through closed doors."

He shrugs.

"Luckily you don't have to deal with it for long."