I also liked that Gene didn't agree to pull in the usual suspects. Because it's not about beating confessions out of random people, it's about following his guts. That's the whole point, after all. Sam and Gene aren't good cop/bad cop or nice cop/let's-rough-'em-up-for-the-hell-of-it cop, they're the complimentary qualities of intellect and instinct, which is why Sam needs Gene so badly.

That's one thing I love about the show: they have so much to teach each other. And Gene isn't someone who makes work for himself just for the sake of it, even when that work is his favorite activity of pounding on someone. He wants results, and pulling in random people won't give him that.

Oooh, I loved that now that Sam has come to terms with what he wants from Gene, Gene chickens out by way of the bottle. It's so exactly what he would do.

Well, Lord knows, he can't talk about what he's feeling. :)

Thank you!!