He looks from Tom to Neil, unsure of what to say, of his place, of just about everything, but finally he lays a hand on Neil's forearm, though something in him wrenches when he does, and nods to Tom.

"I'll stay with him," he says quietly, and there's a lot unsaid in that sentence. He glances at Florence with a rueful smile. "I gotta talk to her anyway, before we turn in."