[Crane had the sudden realization that if Hayley were one of his patients, she would have been one of the most disturbed people that he'd ever treated. Even so, that didn't mean that they weren't friends. Crane was hardly in a position to judge.] Given that you said before that I couldn't do an alternative action instead, I don't see how alternative method counts. Would you be satisfied if I tried to make more toxin? [That would buy time, at least.]