it's funny that anyone wants to frame greg's request in the diner scene as him being manipulative or whatever when we literally learn IN that scene that other people are already pinning their crimes onto tom. are THEY asking? no, they're just doing it. permission isn't needed to do this. even tom puts the emphasis on asking when he makes fun of greg for it, the same way he'd made fun of greg for the blackmail. not i can't believe you're doing this, but i can't believe you're asking. i can't believe you like and respect me that much.