Andrew had kept a box of her letters for Ashley, each one labeled with a birthday he hoped she would reach.

He made pancakes shaped like stars even when the batter was only flour and water.

He repaired bicycle chains for teenagers who couldn’t pay.

He did not drink, and no one who actually worked alongside him had ever heard him speak cruelly about his daughter.

None of those details proved he had always made every right decision.

They showed a fuller person than the villain built from a short video and a dark porch.

Owen visited Andrew’s supervisor, who said Andrew had asked for an advance.