Michael saying he wanted out is like an alcoholic saying he can quit drinking whenever he wants to. It is total denial.
Ditto. Above someone posted that Michael wanted out on his terms. Exactly. What was it that he wanted out of? Murder, mayhem, destruction? Yes. How do you get of all that? Do you wean yourself from it?: "Well, through my 12 step murder for profit recovery plan, over time I gradually reduce the number of people I murder and I graduate from guns, then to knives, then to my bare hands, then to just beating them up, then just pushing them around. In no time at all, I'm cured."
Well, I don't think so. You just drop it all today, period!
A 12 step program for Michael. I think he would get stuck on that "Higher power" thing.