Well. That's it then, he guesses. Unless Tenenbaum thinks she needs him for groceries so badly that even something like this wouldn't stop her, this probably marks an end to that endeavor.

Sinclair breathes out and relaxes back into the sofa.

"It's alright, son," he says. Cut your losses, don't dwell on things you can't take back. "Why don't you come on back now? It's been a long day."