I didn't do anything!

[Indulgence bursts out with that so intently that he completely glosses over that first big.]

One of 'em, first of all, we never spoke. For reasons I'm not at liberty to say because of "rules" or whatever, it had nothing to do with me that they chose to leave. Absolutely, completely unfair. The other one, your guess is as good as mine. Last time we talked, everything was peachy! We were happy as clams!