"You know why, you just have to admit it to yourself." Alex was, for all her talent for observation and journalistic curiosity, blind in some very specific directions. Richard Strand, being one of the main ones. "To keep you involved. You, and Strand." Because if she's involved, he's involved. It's not just about Richard, it's about Alex as well whether she realizes it or not. Or rather, whether she admits it or not.

He tilts his head a little, perhaps a bit disturbingly considering some of the imagery she's been confronted with of late. "The man who lied about her existence in the first place?" He inquires pointedly. But, to the point, folding his arms over his chest he just lets out a faintly frustrated sigh. "He admits it to you. Claimed it was subconscious." Simon's not sold on that part, but she can probably tell by his tone. Richard's been very deliberate in a lot of what he's done, he probably had an idea Coralee wasn't dead for far longer than he'd admit. Now he just had proof.