“And the rear left tire looks three pounds low.”

“The sensor on the dashboard says thirty-two PSI, Dad,” I said.

“I checked it at the gas station in Chehalis.”

“Sensors fail,” Arthur said.

His voice carried the sharp, official weight of his thirty years as a county building inspector.

“You always let the small details slide on that car, Iris.”

“It ran fine the whole three hours down,” I said.

He held out his right hand, palm up, tapping his signet ring twice against his index knuckle.