Somehow, having Daniel there didn't work out the way Viljo or Catarina envisioned it, even though they both had had different visions. Catarina liked Daniel's good nature and while she thought he would be a nice addition to the team, she primarily thought he would be a perfect addition to her life. But somehow, the two of them had missed the right moment to take their friendship a step further and now it seemed to late. There had been moves from both sides but never at the right time.
Viljo had underestimated Daniel's obligations to his kids. He met up with them almost every day. They had to somehow pay his child support and the longer he was there, the less he worked on the project.
In fact, Daniel felt miserable at the orphanage. He missed working with the animals and he missed his kids. His daughter Brigitte had just adopted a little boy and his ex-wife had another kid with her co-worker and then got married to a woman. A woman, for god's sake! Had everything been a lie all along? He began to doubt every decision he ever made. The orphanage was financial disaster and there were no kids to be taken care of. Sometimes he drove up to Granite Falls to relax a bit and help the rangers with the wild animals there just to do something useful.
After his birthday, things got even worse. Somehow Daniel misinterpreted something Viljo said and what followed was a very awkward interaction. It was never the same between them after that. He tried to talk about it with Catarina but for some reason she got mad.
So, as always, he went to his daughter Brigitte's place to find peace. And take a shower because there was still no water at the orphanage.
The next day, Brigitte invited him to the park. Little did she know that she would return home alone.
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