( He knows his husband won't like his immediate ideas. He hates his them himself, but it feels like one of their only options. But, maybe it can fall under contingency. )

David, I've been married to you long enough I know there is no stopping it, but there is always a play. It only takes Maxim, Jaq, even tracking Sierra down to claim it, and then you're off the table. No one dies.

( Barring that. )