Part of Will's gift, or CURSE, was of course re-living their experiences as his brain tapped into their emotions. This was a whole new level of empathy that made all the preceding FBI cases seem easy in comparison.
Because he already knew everything about Aly. He had BEEN THERE the whole time.
When he lay his eyes on her, sprawled on the floor like a forgotten rag doll, he felt his heart stop. Silent denials and pleas began to form on his lips as he lowered the modded Bulldog .44 Special revolver. He was already on his knees before he reached within a foot of where Aly lay. The gun was discarded. All that mattered was Aly. The one constant in his life. The only one he had been able to — for the most part — protect, trust, and love with no strings or ulterior motives. His DAUGHTER, tainted too soon by the horrors of the world. And she was fading. A tsunami of memories crashed over him. Some painful, some beautiful, all of them of her and the precious little time they had spent together. Graham tried to choke back tears as his own fear mixed with hers. Though she hadn't said anything yet, he could hear her voice pleading within his skull.
"O— O-Oh god. Oh... Aly, no no no. God— please, Aly, say something..."