Cat knew where it had been going and since she had no intention of leading Nate on after Alex and she-well, that wasn't going to happen again. But still, Nate was a suspect and she treated him as such. Even if Jerry didn't consider Nate capable of murder.
"Yeah, we went out for a few dates but nothing ever clicked, you know? So we mutually decided to keep it professional. I hope whoever is behind this gets caught soon. In fact, I had a date the night Claire was attacked and to think I'd just spoken to her about it a few moments before."
"That's why you left early that day?"
"Yeah. Claire seemed a little upset about it and I felt like an asshole. I was so nervous and excited about it. But, to think if I'd just waited and explained more, maybe this wouldn't have happened to her."
"You don't know that, Nate. It's pointless to think about what-ifs."