Mr. Zecheriah Meijer was a liar, a fake. Ben knew that much. And Ben knew he was far worse than that. And yet his words made more of an impact than Ben knew he should allow. What occasion was he talking about? Alice had said nothing about being scared of her husband. For a woman scared of her spouse, she was surprisingly strong-willed and provocative. And yet Ben wasn't entirely sure in that moment which of the two men he really wanted to punch. Tobias didn't seem to deny the situation had happened.