"And even then, it might just drive you nuts anyway?" Carla Jean asks, as close to a joke as she can manage at a time like this, letting Kate start to lead her away from the body. If anything, despite how confused she is, she feels saner than she has in a long time, stunned and lost but clear-headed. After months of doubting her own senses, the importance of that isn't something she can diminish. It makes the rest of this seem all the more bearable, too, especially with a friend's hand in her own.

Actually looking away from Chigurh is surprisingly difficult, but she makes herself do it anyway. It might help her peace of mind, but just hanging around the body is only going to be an invitation for trouble, and she's had more than enough of that to last her a goddamn lifetime. "Alright, that sounds good."