[The man takes in another long intake of smoke, loving the sensual feeling of it in his mouth, calming him down. The conversation is making him panic internally.]

Hrm. [He knows their affair wasn't... for the purpose to torture and get back at him. As the other Hal had explained, they were both so lonely and in the same house and, well, Julie took their relationship to a different level. Huey couldn't blame just her. Hal had the choice to stop at any point but he didn't.]

[Emmerich is still unsure what to say - what a weird predicament. He decides to ignore his son's words.] I know you and Julie didn't do it to hurt me. I was just... an inconvenience who was never home.

[He shakes his head.] I... don't think I should hold you responsible for something you haven't done. Like how murder and conspiracy to commit murder aren't the same crime... I...

[Papa sighs, not even sure if his logic is right. He would have to think on this - and he still wanted to confront Julie at one point, if she's here. That's the main hurdle he wants to metaphorically jump over before he can move on to a higher level of understanding.]