He Thought He Lost Her
At this very moment, Dale felt in his gut that he had lost his daughter. He had tried his hardest through the years to reach out and build a connection with her, but this time, he knew that this was it. He had lost Lise forever—and would probably never know why.
Eventually, Dale would realize that he was wrong about that. But it would take another 16 years before he would hear from Lise again.