Joan can't make an in-depth apology because she doesn't think what she did was wrong. It wasn't like she read his emails or eavesdropped on his phone conversations. Police reports are in most cases available to the public. And she still believes that what she did was for the best. But she is still deeply sorry that she hurt him.

He takes her hand and she turns back to him, her expression a strange mix of sorrow and resignation. She gives him a small nod and the shadow of a smile. "I will," she says. She squeezes his hand back, then lets go and walks away.