@dillenbata3 and Omar – Aha! Some things I hadn’t thought about! I thought Merge by Distance would eliminate rogue edges but yeah, that could very well be the case. I haven’t worked on this file in awhile and I would bet that at some point I beveled that loop and maybe left some stray geo. I will try your suggestions!
EDIT: Tried suggestions and still no love. It really seems to be extra edges I can’t seem to track down. If I delete faces and bridge edges or dissolve the loop and add a new one things go even crazier. This one is a real puzzle!