With that being said, once Matilda was thrown in the mix, Elaine would suddenly become an African honey badger, with every bit of black air force energy that was implied.

As such, if Jacob had managed to be brave and take that one step back then, Charlie would have tried to help, stopping Elaine from harassing Jacob or Matilda.

However, the reality was that Jacob had to bungle the chance when Matilda offered it to him.

That was why the best option was for Jacob to understand that he couldn't