At the Hospital, a Nurse Told Me My Husband’s Wife and Son Were Already With Him—Then I Heard the Recording From His Crash

At times.

Also pitied him.

Also missed versions of him.

Human emotions do not respect legal pleadings.

Alistair’s betrayal did not retroactively erase every morning we laughed.

Every trip.

Every difficult year we survived.

But good memories did not acquit later conduct either.