That is a failure, and she knew it was a failure, and she had punished herself for it for ten years.

But it is a human failure, the failure of an ordinary person confronted by an extraordinary and dangerous man, and I have known, in my life, far more people who would have done exactly what Sarah did than people who would have done the brave thing.

The truly rare person in this story was never Sarah, and it was certainly never me.

It was Chloe.