"No, of course it doesn't erase it," Elena shook her head. Caroline didn't get it. Or maybe Elena was in the wrong here. "Nothing can change that. He did terrible things. To you, to me, to a lot of people. He was a killer. But if someone is remorseful, if they are trying to be a better person, shouldn't we give them a second chance?"
Setting the knife down, Elena moved toward her friend, arms winding around Caroline. "It's not wiping away everything he did."