Pretend there's no narrative.  No narrarive, for or against. Actually look at the facts of what happened and when they happened objectively. It becomes obvious if you can actually do that. Most people can't.  They're too invested in their preferred narrative (emotion over logic). And I'm not talking shit.  There are plenty of times when my emotional side gets fed up (arrests or GTFO for example). But if I calm down and think, it makes sense. This particular issue though, I've never strayed from it once I saw what Cates sees.  It's definitely real, and it transcends the narrative.  It flies above it.