Matt took the dressing gown wondering why Simon's dad figured that Simon would listen to Matt. Unless they knew- or at least suspected that Matt was like Simon. He wasn't sure how he felt about that but now wasn't the time to consider his options.

Matt walked over to Simon and offered him the gown. "No one has to explain it. I'll help you get cleaned up and then you can leave. I'll be here when the police arrive. No one will be looking for you. You were never here."

He would use his own gift. He'd change the story, convincing the police that the man had come in and attacked Simon's family. Self-defense. Matt could make the old man seem like the worst criminal that ever existed and in the court of public opinion it would be enough. He'd be going against everything he'd promised he wouldn't do when he started attending Redbright but desperate times called for desperate measures.