[Now that he asks-- the reasons seem so stupid. We didn't tell you because we wanted to prove your dad innocent first. His dad. Not hers. She and her dad took him in and then acted to keep him in the dark when it came to maybe the most important thing that's ever happened to her.

She's not surprised he put the pieces together. It's probably only a matter of time before someone did. If not about her specifically but definitely about how nothing predates the particle accelerator explosion. None of the metahumans. Not even the Flash.

Nothing except the night Nora Allen died and that's easily solved-- by time travel.

Iris takes a deep breath and steps towards him. Like she wants to grab his hands and hold them and ground him.]

Because of your dad. Because Barry-- what I can do, what I am-- it should be impossible but it's not. I didn't want to get your hopes up until we had something solid to get your dad out and we don't actually have anything good right now, just another man in a mask but--

[Iris reaches out for his hand, cautious like she might be startling a deer, waiting to see if he'll let her.]

I'm sorry. I should have told you sooner.