Another huge factor in the equation is that Heather was burned to a crisp. Dell didn't want Betsey to see her not only because he was mad, it was because he knew Heather didn't have much time left and didn't want to tramatise Betsey like that. She looked awful, and it wouldn't of scared her into years of therapy, as her last moment with her mother to be so awfully burned. I completely agree with Dell, as Pete wasn't thinking at all about this.

does no one give a crap about what the girl, the actual victim wants? she wanted to see her dying mother. dell has no right to deny heather's daughter her right to see her dying mother.

I was in rabid agreement with Dell and mad at Pete, Pete way overstepped and was projecting his own issues on the situation. Dell was right to not put his daughter through that AND to be furious at Heather for causing his daughter to almost die herself.

Good question, though.

As Ryan said, both Dell and Pete had very human reactions to a tragic situation. That said, Pete overstepped and I don't blame Dell for punching him!

Dell had a point in that Heather was horribly burned, she looked nothing like the mother his little girl knew and loved. At her age, I can understand him wanting to preserve her memory of a mother that was at one time very beautiful and loving. On the other hand, Betsy knew her mother was hurt and she will never have a chance to hear her say she was sorry and that she loved her.

Tough call, but in this case I don't think there is a wrong or right answer.

It was none of Pete's business to force that issue. Dell, as the husband and father of the injured, had every right to say no to allowing Betsey to see what had happened to her mother. I for one would not want to remember my mother in that physical state, it would forever haunt me.

Dell had every right to his decision for Betsy not to see her mother. Is it the correct choice? Maybe not, but I honestly don't know how many of us would actually have the strength to so quickly forgive someone who did that.

Pete definitely overstepped his bounds and while his intentions were right and noble, he was probably reacting partially still due to the whole Lucas/Violet situation about a mother being her child.

But hey, both reactions from Pete and Dell were very human. Neither right nor wrong. Just human.