[Because they were going to kill Gilbert. Is the answer. Elliot never had any inkling of the war going on in his very own home, for that boy never knew anything about cruelty. No Vincent won't tell him. It's fine just so long as he thinks Vincent is the horrid one. He can hold onto his memory of his saintly family members.]
I cannot. I cannot stop. But I will stay away from you and Gil, so nothing else happens.
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I cannot. I cannot stop. But I will stay away from you and Gil, so nothing else happens.
[And he hangs up.]