This is more than the traffic camera, that's coming clear. "I'm listening. And whatever you tell me, I'm going to listen carefully and I won't jump to any conclusions." She owes him - and herself - that much. She rests her hand gently on his. "Henry, it's going to be okay."

If she has to arrest half of Santa Barbara to make sure of that, well, she has a box of zip tie cuffs in her trunk.