Both parents’ conduct required scrutiny.

Neither parent’s wish could replace that scrutiny.

Caleb was given the opportunity to respond through his attorney and the procedure the court allowed.

He denied threatening Mara.

He said he had been trying to prevent unsafe decisions and that the roadside placement proved his concerns had been justified.

I understood why that argument was powerful.

The box was real.

So was the possibility that a person could make a dangerous decision while trying to escape another danger.