[lets him, taking a breath and giving him a small smile. she appreciates the gesture, okay]

I gave him up when he was a year old. There were people after me, and my partner—I thought... I thought it was the right thing to do, that I was keeping him safe. It was the hardest thing I'd ever done. And it was... I think it was a mistake. I missed his whole life, and then... last year he started... calling to me. Through his mind. He has—extraordinary abilities. I started—we started, my partner and I started to look for him. And we found him, and—and he was killed. My son was shot in the head by the man who... who created him.

[she's been over this enough times by now not to break down talking about it. she just sounds deeply, quietly furious.]