Such a thing hadn't been possible in New York and they had both known it. Finch might have wanted it for John, but they never would have taken steps to make something like that happen. Between his assignments and Samaritan coming after them, it had just been too dangerous. Iris was proof enough of that.

But in Darrow, the story is a different one. He can have something here.

He smiles over at Karen and says, "I like to think he'd be pretty pleased with how things have turned out here. He and Carter both." He barely ever speaks of Carter, still pained over her death, but he knows she would be proud of him.