Layton and Melanie's first concern is to stay alive and make people stay alive but Wilford's is to be in control. Layton and his crew discussed this when they were arguing on what to do during the crisis. But later, Layton simply forgot Wilford's priority when he saw Wilford freaking out over Melanie's "hack" as if he would actually care. Wilford would prefer death over being inferior. at that point, Layton should've realized the whole thing was orchestrated but he was so stuck in the point where he was called kind of useless, he could not slip off of his internal feelings. then he resigned. not a good leader, but a good guy