I'd disagree with this motive based on his demeanor before and after they arrived: {glare} "Every place is different than every place else." {glare squint glare} Oh Sean, shut your face. Seemed to me that he decided what the truth was long ago, and the only acceptable outcome of that meeting would have been to win a pissing contest with Chris then have Abby run into his adoring arms...
While I agree wholeheartedly with you on the bolded, @Bryce Lynch, a man who puts himself into a high-stakes emotional situation with dozens of possible outcomes (where only one of those would be acceptable to him) can't be trusted to make the right decision about about anything.