He'd done what he could for Robby. Got him a better lawyer to do what damage control he could. And Daniel tried convincing himself that things were as good as they could be, given the circumstances.
A few months in juvenile detention was better than locking him up until he was eighteen, after all.
But when he saw the look on Robby's face as they led him away, Daniel couldn't lie to himself. He couldn't keep up the charade that this had been unavoidable.
What if he'd paid more attention to the boy's anger? What if he hadn't abandoned him?