Jackson: Everybody's always lying to you all the time, cant you ever take things as you see them?
Gibbs: I see people lying to me
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For Leroy, it was nothing new under the sun. People lie. Lie about their motives, lie about their relationships; lie about their lies. It was a fact of life. And one he's come to expect. It comes with the territory; his work calls for a bit more dishonesty than most jobs. For example, a general store owner in a small town. What his Father said hadn't bothered him because he knew he meant well. But what about the times he hadn't been right? He couldn't help but remember that in every lie there is a small truth. His ex-wives had lied; Jenny had kept the truth from him; Leon had hidden it; Pat had outright exploited it. It was a pattern. A pattern he was tired of. But if it was easy; everyone would do it.
And as he found himself reminiscing a happier time, it helped him remember that not all is lost. That maybe, just maybe, there's still hope. He knew right then that giving up wasn't an option and it never had been. And that Shannon continued to keep him striving for something better and she always would...