Mike half-smiled, looking almost amused. He could let Billy bite. He was still trying to get something across, trying to tell Billy he wasn't alone without making it seem like a 'yeah, well, pity me, too' contest. This was about Billy and just Billy, even if Mike's using a story from himself.

"And what did you see?" He asks. Wondering if he needs to say anything else. Did Billy get that Mike could just turn his moral compass off when he needed to?