Avery thought that she misheard, so she did not answer this question.

Turns out, Mike did not give up on it. He asked once more.

"Mike, why would you ask this question?" Avery was stumped. "Did he do something that makes him seem that way?"

Mike shook his head. "I'm not close to him, so I'm asking you."

"If you're not close to him, then why would you doubt his intelligence? If someone were to doubt your intelligence, would you be happy?" Although Avery was still giving Elliot the cold sh