Must suck when you second-guess "doing the right thing" purely because it could land you in additional trouble, entirely due to past events outside your control.
Glad he's making the effort here all the same. Seems she's having an effect on him more and more as of late.
My dude, not the time to monologue. The robber doesn't need even a snippet of your tragic backstory. Grab a bin lid incase his got a knife, kick him in the guts, stuff him in a bin, grab the shit and get outta there.