“His dad’s name was Gideon?” she muttered to herself, confused. “And didn’t Jake’s mother give birth to a daughter? When did that change to a son?”

Before she could dig deeper into her thoughts, one of the detectives voiced the same doubt, “A son? Are you sure? According to our investigation, she gave birth to a baby girl.”

“And you figured that out too,” Richard said, pausing for a beat before letting out a slow, knowing chuckle. “Didn’t ...