"Why the fuck did he cancel?"

It's mostly a hypothetical question. He's pretty sure Richard isn't a mindreader,unless Doyle explained himself, which he very rarely did, and even if it had, it probably would have involved that infuriating giggle of his, which made Jimmy tune out everything he said.

"'cause we didn't have enough problems, without that son of a bitch backin' out at the last minute."