This continues my series from episode two: Red Hair and Silver Duct Tape

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chapter 11: "You're seeing more than what's there."

Angela's absence is felt deeply at times like these.

Lisbon thinks that my "reasons" for pursuing a different line of investigation center around sympathy for Hector's professed guilty self-loathing. She supposes my alternate explanation to be a product of wishful thinking and a fascination with intricate improbabilities. I thought by now she knew me better than that.

She calls my insight a "gift", but she still sees my contribution to the team as a fluke. How can I get her to take my ideas seriously, however far-fetched they may sometimes seem?

I miss being trusted, understood.