"Probably." What, he's not sure. He could have done dozens of things differently, he knows - but if they'd change anything, he couldn't say.

He can come up with something, though, the decision that haunts him more than any other. "After...William was born...I left the two of you alone. We thought it was for the best - that the government would leave you alone, too. Too busy chasing after me, while you raised the baby and went on with your life. Once it was safe, I'd come home."

He has to take a breath or two before he can continue. "By that point, you'd already given him up for adoption. If I had stayed - or I'd brought you two with me..."