Your mother is dying and asks you to read a sealed letter to the family after she’s gone. You peek and discover it’s a compassionate lie that absolves her of a decades‑old betrayal by pinning it on your estranged father—something you know isn’t true—but the story would soothe your siblings and likely mend long-standing rifts. Do you honour her final wish for peace, tell the hard truth, or write your own ‘edited’ version that balances honesty with mercy?