"Her own father tried to make her into a weapon. Hargrove's doing the same damn thing. Holding your rescue of a person over their head will do things to them. It's not her fault." Even if he's still pissed. Especially if he's so goddamn pissed- but she'd given Wash the OK to give him Delta.

That gives her a little leeway.

"Erase Delta. Kill me. Go through with Killing Kimball and the kids. If you really want to burn this bridge you got options. I just don't think you do. If you did? I'd be dead. Or you'd let Sanderson in to have his sweaty way with me."