Just moments before he was set to be executed, his eight-year-old daughter leaned in and whispered something that froze the guards in place… and within 24 hours, the entire state was brought to a standstill.

When Emily arrived, she walked through the prison corridors with surprising composure. In the visiting room, Daniel — thinner now, shackled, dressed in orange — dropped to his knees as she stepped into his arms. They held each other without speaking.