Chapter 17 - Grandpa Saw The Airport VideoDad finally watched the video.

Mom showed him.
He had refused before.
Forty-seven seconds changed him.
Seeing Rose's shaking hands was different from remembering the situation through his own excuses.
He called me afterward.
“I failed her.”
Those were the first honest words he had spoken about the incident.
“Yes.”
He didn't argue.
Then he asked whether Rose would speak to him.
“I'll ask her.”
“No.”
He stopped me.
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“Tell her only if she wants to. Don't pressure her.”
That was when I knew something had shifted.