"You of all people should know the importance of data, Richard. Or have you forgotten all of your scientific principles in the time that you've been here? I would certainly hope not anyway. You can think and imply everything that you'd like but it only becomes truth when you say it aloud. You can't out stubborn me. You can't think around me. It's not at all a threat. It is simply a fact. If you do not state your intentions aloud, then Alex Reagan doesn't return. It really is that simple."