All Over but the Shoutin'
What does Rick choose to believe about his father's neglect and abuse of his family?
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Rick chooses to believe that the Korean War incident--the drowning of the assassin--changed his father in ways that his father did not know until after he had a wife and family. Rick chooses to believe that his father was not intentionally cruel but that he was rearranged after the killing.