That is literally all this is. He's angry that he's getting poked with a stick so now he is going to go on a warpath over it. Despite the fact that him doing so will fuck him over beyond belief.
Ralph, you are dumber than Sargon at this point. I wouldn't be shocked if Vickers and Faith are purposefully egging you on just because they WANT to bait you into pursuing custody. You are going to financially ruin yourself over the smallest of slights. And we're going to be laughing at you the entire time.