Steve said -
Re what I said earlier about Vila's professional attack on Arlen in Blake,
if he
had those skills, why didn't he go for Avon, or was he too gutted at the
betrayal?
Michael Keating said Vila was crying because he was trying to get his act together to put *himself* out the airlock. That is, he was going to sacrifice himself, as you think Blake would.
it's an interesting idea, and it does provide a different answer to your question
Alison