Looks like Nigella's already coming in handy as a voice of reason. Unfortunately, Cole's concern manages to grate on Rita anyway.

"I'm not worried," she protests, indignant. "Don't be ridiculous. I didn't even know the guy, so... it doesn't even matter!" It shouldn't matter. It's not like she lost anything.

But it feels like she might have.

Reading about Hermes, it sounds like he had a lot of things in common with Rita. Eccentric, an outcast in his society, passionate about his research... If he'd lived, would they have been close? Would he have brought Rita and Judith together, so they could all be a family?