You certainly have a way of picking up on some small details that just pass by me in the show. :)

I never even thought about Justin when Deb pulled out the bat, but then again, I kinda let the parts with Loretta pass by without much thought.

Brian's reaction is just exactly how I would expect him to be. If anyone ever doubted Brian's feelings about Justin, they needed to see how Brian dealt with Justin's nightmare's. That, if nothing else, showed how much Brian loves him.