Thread:AustinDR/@comment-3242266-20161014221229/@comment-3242266-20161014225700

He was irrefutably close to his mentor, but his depression didn't stem from losing him, it stemmed from the fact that he got the credit for James's crimes, as well as the fact that he never got to witness James's masterpiece. I think from watching the film that James viewed Alby as much more of a tool to give his life direction than he did an actual valued friend. With that said, there might have been something there, it's a little difficult to tell.