[ There's no confirmation or denial about the kicking here, Bill. There is only guilty silence.

Up until Astrid speaks up, at any rate. She gets a low, awkward laugh from him. it's true. They really do lose their composure a lot. With good reason too. ]

You're right. ... Sorry, I won't make any excuses but I will promise to be more careful from here on out. [ He closes his eyes for a moment before getting onto his hands and knees. Time to feel around where he ran into the basketball! There could be more clues. ]

You said you saw something, right, Astrid? I'll leave that to you and search over here. There might be something else I didn't kick. [ Confirmation. ]