[ Angelo gives a curt little laugh at that. ]

Is it, really?

[ He'd call it pretty mundane. But fine, he'll indulge the death row inmate. ]

I just never expected differently. You've seen the filth of humanity just as I did. The most desperate, depraved, and vile the world has to offer. Why would it surprise me that you'd kill to save yourself?

It's just business as usual, and everyone else is deluded to think they're above it.