( Technically, he didn't do anything to her. He could have, yes, but he didn't.

Technically, there was no reason for her to be afraid in the first place. When all was done, Elijah had made it perfectly clear that he only gave Connor the gun because the chance of him firing it was so minute. Had the statistically unlikely scenario of Connor following that order occurred, he would have done everything in his (considerable) power to restore her.

To make it like it had never happened.

Technically, Connor is wrong. She did indeed deserve it. Perhaps Elijah is more aware of her deceptions than she thought. Perhaps he was guided by a subconscious sense of his creation being a failure. Perhaps her charades have fooled even his fiercely brilliant mind. Regardless, her transgressions against perfection warrant punishment. )

Connor... Thank you. For apologising. But you really don't need to.

( Technically, the gun was placed into his hand.

Technically, he wasn't the one. )

I understand. I do. I think... you showed a lot of courage. It couldn't have been easy to go against the words of Elijah Kamski.

( Chloe herself has never managed it in all their years. Not in any significant way. )