[Gordon looks momentarily confused. He glances back to where the vision had been, and gives a small, guilty smile.]

Thankfully, that [a gesture over his shoulder] wasn't the past. It hasn't happened and, if I have anything to say about it, it never will, but...

[He looks to where he'd just seen his wife and children lying, taking a deep breath at the unpleasantness of the mental image.]

I guess you can say it scared me straight.