[Any normal person would apologize profusely in this moment, but the fresh slap to the face has completely inverted Darin's sense of responsibility here. In other words, it's time to double down and fight.]

IF I WAS TRYING TO KILL YOU, DON'T YOU THINK I'D HAVE JUST DONE IT AND GET IT OVER WITH?! OH DAMN, YOU FIGURED OUT MY MASTERFUL PLAN TO BE TRAPPED IN MY OWN DEATH TRAP SO I CAN WATCH THE LOUD, CRANKY WOMAN DIE AND THEN WHEN I GET BORED OF THAT I CAN JUST PITCH HER THROUGH THE CEILING. YOU GOT ME, MASTER DETECTIVE< TAKE ME AWAY!