"Long as that's good enough for you, for right now." Baby steps will take them somewhere else somewhere down the line. But maybe they can afford to dally a bit in this place.

"You okay for willow bark?" he asks with his back turned to the sink, drying his hands. While he's happy for Malcolm to linger, Doc anticipates he will be handing Malcolm off soon, to Raylan or anyone else who might want to borrower the profiler for the afternoon.