Wash realizes he's broken something, too, because this is himself. He knows himself. He knows he tripped off his old paranoia.

He turns to Carolina because he doesn't want her to get the wrong idea.

"I didn't mean to do this. I just wanted to see if I could fix us. We need to catch him and at least calm him down so he'll let you help us." He shakes his head. "It's not going to kill him. We're not whole. It's time for us both to come out of the cold."