One afternoon he told us he’d been attending a neighborhood safety workshop.

It included guidance on when to request a welfare check and how to recognize signs that someone needed urgent help.

“I keep thinking I should have called someone the day I heard Jenna at the window,” he said.

Jenna reached across the table and touched his sleeve.

“You came when Colin screamed,” she said.

“You helped us get to the hospital.

I’m grateful for that.”