The ability to generate counterexamples for failing properties is often cited as one of the strengths of model checking. However, it is often difficult to interpret long error traces in which many variables appear. Further, a traditional error trace presents only one possible behavior of the system causing the failure, with no further annotation. Our objective is to “capture more of the error” in an error trace to make debugging easier.We present an enhanced error trace in an alternation of fated (forced) and free segments. The fated segments showunavoidable progress towards the error while the free segments show choices that, if avoided, may have prevented the error. This segmentation raises the questions of whether the fated segment should indeed be inevitable and whether the free segments are critical in causing the error. Addressing these questions may help the user analyze the error better.