Tal Cregg's cognitive decline (memory loss/dementia) and the family's movement from denial to diagnosis to pragmatic planning for care.

C.J. arrives at her father Tal's messy, music-filled house where he manufactures a familiar, comforting routine—curfew jokes, a poured Manhattan, talk of cupcakes and fishing—to mask growing confusion. Small cognitive …

In Dr. Voight's office Tal masks fear with sarcasm and attempts to leave, but C.J. physically stops him and forces a serious conversation about next steps. Voight bluntly names the …

As C.J. abruptly cuts her speech and rushes toward the airport because of coordinated embassy bombings, she shares a private, fragile moment with her father in the foyer. Tal presses …