Hesitation

"Was Eugene married?"

"As far as I know, he's got a wife in the colony, but they couldn't have kids. If that's true, then the illegitimate son is probably his only child," Billy said.

"This child must be of great importance to him. Eugene must have felt very guilty, especially about that fire," Carina reasoned.

"So, Malcolm used the child to make Eugene do his bidding?" Anne quizzed.

"No, that's not Malcolm's style," Carina shook her head. "At times, he'd use the simplest and most straightforward way to solve a problem, much like the Skull issue. However, keeping someone captive like that is crossing the line – there's no way he would imprison a living person for that long."

"So, Malcolm's hold over Eugene is not his son," Billy said, stroking his chin. "Then we're back to square one. Is there anything else that Eugene really cares about?"