There’s nothing like tragedy to make you realize what matters most.

“But how do you then resolve it?

Both have to have a point of view that is defensible.

Jim Parrack as Judd on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’

Jim Parrack as Judd on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’.Kevin Estrada/FOX

So how do you resolve all that?

Well, that’s “the intellectual reason,” he explains.

“The emotional reason was that it felt real, and it felt right, and it felt surprising.

The way it changes everything for this particular group of characters is super rich and incredibly moving.”

9-1-1: Lone Starairs Tuesdays at 9 p.m.