I just commented in Will's thread, re: forgiveness, but I've just remembered that once my mother got out of a relationship with a sociopath (he really was), he talked to her over the phone once more, really trying to get some sort of emotional reaction out of her. He was apologetic, and saying how hard something must have been for her, etc, etc, trying to get past the wall she had up. She said, nah, she was fine, really, and that she was now engaged to a good man. I'm watching Hannibal, on-demand, and that memory hit me when Hannibal told Will that he forgave him, and then asked if Will would forgive him, just before slitting the girl's throat. That guy was a real piece of work, and really messed with women's heads. He left me wary of men for a long time.