I finally slowed to watch this video tonight. It is literally heartbreaking. This was posted around 5 pm Thursday. So after they had a name to POI yet no arrest.
All my opinions and paraphrase... NOT a summary, NOT word for word, ONLY from memory.
To hear Angela literally tell this POI that he has a chance to turn his life around and do the right thing. She says as a mom and as a Christian, you know even though this person has possible done some evil things, God can change your heart. He can forgive you, we can forgive you. You can do the right thing and let her go.
That just broke my heart. So much love for her daughter, coupled by grace and complete hopefulness and unwillingness to believe otherwise. Also, may be just me feeling it, but to see Walt’s face, I now see a man broken over his step daughter, and breaking over worry for his wife as well. Also hear him say as a dad he wants to be out there finding him. I see Walt as a racehorse with so much training being guided and restrained only by the bit in his mouth. This power waiting to be unleashed.
I’m also prompted to think just how utterly completely sad it is that even though every single ounce of this family and Aniah looked pure and innocent, we (ok I’ll just speak for myself-I ) had to consider that there was some sort of double life that led to “meeting Eric”. I hate that. I hate that innocence like that is in the company of this monster for one second. I was jaded coming from the ML case and never expected a random kidnapping.
anyway. Deep thoughts of mine tonight.
