Vincent still had difficult meetings, bitter disputes, and reminders of the harm he had allowed.

Sometimes he made mistakes.

When he did, the people closest to him expected him to admit them.

He remained involved in the safety reforms without controlling them.

Some claims were settled, others continued in court, and the final legal outcomes did not belong to his wishes.

He accepted that healing was not a transaction and accountability was not a story with a neat final invoice.

One spring morning, Sophie, now ten, called him with an urgent announcement.