Seeing the arc reactor reflect in Jesus' eyes is more striking than anything else. For a fleeting second Tony thinks it's beautiful before the guilt of how he got it pushes that thought away. It's a struggle in his mind as he kneels down in the water, which is a touch too cool for Tony's sake. He was waterboarded in cold water in Afghanistan, and his showers and baths are always scalding hot to counteract the memories of trauma.

"Have you ever heard the term 'moral event horizon'? It's a scientist and nerd phrase. 'An act that puts its perpetrator beyond any chance of redemption' is the simplest description. And if you put that term and my name into Google, you can find dozens of moments people say and know I'm over that horizon."