I remembered uttering those words.
Richard sat down by our side.
When our investigators finally found you, I panicked. I wanted Margaret to recognize you, but I was terrified of the possibility that she wouldn’t. That’s why I prepared everything to recreate that last night.Join causes
Why midnight?
He looked at his wife.
“Because it was at that time when Margaret got the call about the accident. Each year, on this very date, he stays up until midnight, waiting for someone to tell him that Catherine and little Emmy are safe.
I looked at the clock.
It was 12:08 in the morning.
For forty-five years, that woman had revived the same heartbreaking night.
And that night, finally, someone had come home.
But there was still one question left.
How did they find me?
Richard gave me a thick envelope.
Inside were photographs, old adoption documents and a letter.
Last year I hired another investigator. He found the record of a girl who had been hosted by the Carter family shortly after the accident. Her age and necklace matched those of our missing granddaughter.Family Plans