"Well," Obadiah says. "Whose fault is that?"

There's no denying that he's fond of Tony. The fact that his Tony is still alive speaks clearly enough to that.

But that's a problem to be worked around. Or, if he can't find an adequate workaround, to be rectified. Most people see affection as a strength; Obadiah understands it as a weakness. He let it dictate his actions for too long with Howard.

It's not a mistake he'll be making again.