No one… no one outside of this immediate family ever needs to know about this. As far as the world is concerned, Roy Montgomery died a hero. We owe it to him, all of us.
This scene. Ryan crying. Castle tearing up. My heart.
^^^^^
Just the fact that she forgives him… after what this case means to her… really speaks volumes not only to HER character, but to how much the Captain really meant to them ALL.