Ethan Fleming arrived in Indianapolis two days later.<\/p>\n
He did not sneak in.<\/p>\n
He did not use a private airfield or send attorneys ahead to build a wall of statements.<\/p>\n
He landed at Indianapolis International shortly after noon, walked through the public terminal wearing a navy coat and carrying one suitcase, and surrendered his passport voluntarily to his attorney before speaking to police.<\/p>\n
Walter watched the footage on a muted television in Kenneth\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou look alike,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n
He frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople used to say that.\u201d<\/p>\n
They did.<\/p>\n
Ethan was four years younger but had the same long face and deep-set eyes.<\/p>\n
Where Walter looked severe, Ethan looked tired.<\/p>\n
Not frightened.<\/p>\n
Not yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you expect him to say?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
Walter kept watching the screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat he had no idea.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWill you believe him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why ask?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause there is a difference between knowing something and hearing your brother admit it.\u201d<\/p>\n
I understood that better than he intended.<\/p>\n
Kenneth entered carrying three folders.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe court authorized expedited genetic testing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d Walter asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cResults?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter\u2019s disappointment was almost comical.<\/p>\n
I said, \u201cBiology does not care about your preferred schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n
He gave me a flat look.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou sound like my cardiologist.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat should concern you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kenneth sat.<\/p>\n
\u201cEthan\u2019s attorney wants a private family meeting before the testing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter scoffed.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou haven't heard who he requested.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMe.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Connor.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cConnor is missing,\u201d Walter said.<\/p>\n
Kenneth nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cEthan knows.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why ask?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe says he won\u2019t discuss certain events without both of you present.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter stared at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat events?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t specify.\u201d<\/p>\n
I asked, \u201cAm I included?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
That should have relieved me.<\/p>\n
Instead, I disliked it immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis concerns Noah.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd probably my divorce.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPossibly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I want to know what is said.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kenneth nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it becomes relevant, you will.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter stood.<\/p>\n
\u201cI'll meet him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPolice want the meeting controlled.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRecorded.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter hesitated.<\/p>\n
Then nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cFine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about Connor?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
Morales had no confirmed location.<\/p>\n
The station trace had failed.<\/p>\n
His financial accounts showed no obvious recent activity.<\/p>\n
His passport had not been used.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019ll hear Ethan is back,\u201d Kenneth said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cConnor has sources.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter laughed bitterly.<\/p>\n
\u201cConnor has always had sources.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat may be exactly what police are counting on.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cBait.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kenneth did not answer.<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t need to.<\/p>\n
That afternoon, Ethan underwent court-supervised DNA collection.<\/p>\n
Melinda brought Noah through a separate entrance with her attorney.<\/p>\n
Gabriel\u2019s attorney observed.<\/p>\n
So did a representative appointed to protect Noah\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n
Connor did not appear.<\/p>\n
I stayed away.<\/p>\n
That was not my test.<\/p>\n
No matter how deeply Connor\u2019s lies had tangled me into the story, Noah\u2019s biology did not belong to me.<\/p>\n
At six, Morales called.<\/p>\n
\u201cConnor contacted Walter.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked across Kenneth\u2019s desk.<\/p>\n
Walter had already gone pale.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo minutes ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he say?\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe wants to talk.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe hasn't said.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morales\u2019s voice came through speaker.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not agree to meet privately.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter looked irritated at being instructed.<\/p>\n
Morales ignored it.<\/p>\n
\u201cKeep him engaged.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another call came through.<\/p>\n
Connor.<\/p>\n
Walter answered under police monitoring.<\/p>\n
\u201cHello.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDad.\u201d<\/p>\n
The word sounded strange after everything.<\/p>\n
Walter closed his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cConnor.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know Ethan\u2019s back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou met him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause he\u2019s lying.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter looked toward Morales.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout what?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s broad.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know what I mean.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. I don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
Connor exhaled sharply.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout Noah.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe agreed to testing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat doesn't make him honest.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will answer one question.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe test won\u2019t matter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Ethan has already manipulated the evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
I almost laughed.<\/p>\n
The accusation mirrored Connor\u2019s own behavior so perfectly it felt reflexive.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe knew Vale had samples.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo he could have switched them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter looked at Morales.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you have evidence?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen stop.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
Then Connor said, \u201cYou always believe him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter\u2019s face changed.<\/p>\n
There it was.<\/p>\n
The boy beneath the seventy-two-year-old father and the middle-aged fugitive.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not about Ethan.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is always about Ethan.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou wanted him to run the company.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter closed his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted you to grow up.\u201d<\/p>\n
The words hit the room hard.<\/p>\n
Connor stopped breathing.<\/p>\n
Walter seemed to regret them immediately but did not take them back.<\/p>\n
Finally Connor said, \u201cThere it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cConnor.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. Say it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSay what?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat you wish he was your son.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter looked toward the window.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have never wished Ethan was my son.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSame difference.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is my brother.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is the person you compare me to every time I fail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter\u2019s jaw tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cI compared you because Ethan cleaned up disasters you created.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you loved him for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI respected him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s worse.\u201d<\/p>\n
No one moved.<\/p>\n
This was not conversation.<\/p>\n
It was excavation.<\/p>\n
Walter said, \u201cWhere are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot answering.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCome in.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why call?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Ethan is going to tell you something.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter\u2019s attention sharpened.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout the accident.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cyclist.<\/p>\n
Walter looked at Morales.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Connor\u2019s laugh was humorless.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou still think Ethan took the blame for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter froze.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you saying?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn't driving.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was in the passenger seat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter looked as if someone had struck him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho was driving?\u201d<\/p>\n
Connor answered:<\/p>\n
\u201cEthan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nobody spoke.<\/p>\n
Walter\u2019s mouth opened.<\/p>\n
Closed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe confessed to protect you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. He confessed because he did it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter looked toward me as though I might somehow correct reality.<\/p>\n
Connor continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou decided I was responsible because I was drunk and because Ethan let you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would he do that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAsk him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe argued in the car. He hit the cyclist. I wanted to call police.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter gripped the desk.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou expect me to believe you wanted to do the responsible thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Connor laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat's exactly why nobody believed me.\u201d<\/p>\n
That answer contained too much pain to dismiss immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did Ethan say?\u201d Walter asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat if I told the truth, he'd make sure you thought I caused it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause he'd been drinking too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was negotiating the biggest acquisition of his career. A criminal charge would destroy it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter sat slowly.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you let him blame you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt first, no.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat changed?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe promised he\u2019d fix it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFix what?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Connor\u2019s voice hardened.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said he\u2019d tell you later. He never did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter looked genuinely lost.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn't you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI tried.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYears later.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don't remember.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou told me I was rewriting history because I couldn't live with my mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter closed his eyes.<\/p>\n
That sounded like something he might have said.<\/p>\n
Connor continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cEthan has spent twenty years being the good Fleming because I carried his worst secret.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter looked older by the second.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does this have to do with Noah?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cExplain.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Ethan is Noah\u2019s father, he\u2019ll use the child the same way he used me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUse him how?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo make himself look noble.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat makes no sense.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019ll step in. He\u2019ll play savior. Everyone will tell me biology matters after pretending for a year that I was Noah\u2019s father.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter whispered, \u201cConnor.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI loved that boy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. You don't.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI do.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were already rewriting the trust.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter\u2019s face changed.<\/p>\n
I noticed.<\/p>\n
So did Connor, somehow.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter said nothing.<\/p>\n
Connor\u2019s voice rose.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were going to take it from me before the test was even done.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI asked counsel to review contingencies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat means yes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt means I have responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo money.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo the company.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter\u2019s control broke.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy responsibility was to prevent you from burning down everything around you every time you felt ashamed!\u201d<\/p>\n
The words echoed.<\/p>\n
Then silence.<\/p>\n
Connor spoke quietly.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou finally said it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter\u2019s eyes filled.<\/p>\n
\u201cCome home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCome in.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me help you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou had twenty years.\u201d<\/p>\n
The line disconnected.<\/p>\n
Walter remained seated, staring at the phone.<\/p>\n
Nobody spoke for nearly a minute.<\/p>\n
Then he stood.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want Ethan here now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morales said, \u201cThat isn't advisable.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don't care.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be controlled.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI said now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two hours later, Walter and Ethan sat across from each other in a monitored conference room at the police station.<\/p>\n
I was not inside.<\/p>\n
Neither was Kenneth.<\/p>\n
But Walter later authorized the recording to be shared with us because much of it became relevant to Connor\u2019s state of mind.<\/p>\n
Ethan entered first.<\/p>\n
Walter did not stand.<\/p>\n
They looked at each other for a long time.<\/p>\n
Then Walter said, \u201cWere you driving?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ethan\u2019s face changed.<\/p>\n
No greeting.<\/p>\n
No denial.<\/p>\n
Just exhaustion.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter lowered his head.<\/p>\n
Twenty years collapsed in one syllable.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI panicked.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou let me blame Connor.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou watched me punish him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ethan stared at the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause once the lie existed, correcting it became harder every year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter laughed bitterly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat seems to be the family disease.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ethan did not argue.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you sleep with Melinda?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you know she was involved with Connor?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot initially.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen did you learn?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter you slept with her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you know she was pregnant?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe told me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you lied about having a vasectomy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ethan looked ashamed.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I was terrified.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf Connor?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you believe the child might be yours?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why disappear?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ethan rubbed his face.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Connor called me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter went still.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo days after Melinda told me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he say?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat the child was his.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe couldn\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said if I stayed away, he would raise the baby and never tell you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter stared at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe offered to hide your child.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would you agree?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ethan's voice cracked.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I thought it might be best.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor whom?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. Try again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ethan looked down.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me.\u201d<\/p>\n
At least he knew.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Connor know you were likely the father?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe knew it was possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he know about the old accident?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he threaten you with it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ethan hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
There it was.<\/p>\n
Connor had finally held leverage over the man he believed had ruined his life.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he demand?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat I disappear from Melinda\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat changed?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVale.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter leaned forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe contacted me after Noah was born.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith DNA?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he say?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat Connor wanted certainty.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you give Vale your DNA?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe already had it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur family screening records.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter closed his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Vale tell you the result?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter whispered, \u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ethan looked directly at his brother.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am Noah\u2019s father.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter turned away from the recording monitor when that part played.<\/p>\n
I understood.<\/p>\n
He had suspected.<\/p>\n
Knowing was different.<\/p>\n
Kenneth asked, \u201cDid Ethan see documentation?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter\u2019s voice sounded empty.<\/p>\n
\u201cVale showed him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCould it be fabricated?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI asked.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPolice are verifying it against the new court test.\u201d<\/p>\n
A knock sounded on Kenneth\u2019s office door.<\/p>\n
His assistant entered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe lab called.\u201d<\/p>\n
Every person in the room went still.<\/p>\n
Kenneth stood.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlready?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cExpedited analysis.\u201d<\/p>\n
He took the call privately.<\/p>\n
I watched him through the glass wall.<\/p>\n
His expression gave nothing away.<\/p>\n
Then he returned.<\/p>\n
Walter stood.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell?\u201d<\/p>\n
Kenneth looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe result confirms biological paternity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter\u2019s shoulders dropped.<\/p>\n
\u201cEthan?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
No one spoke.<\/p>\n
No victory existed in the answer.<\/p>\n
Only consequences.<\/p>\n
Then Kenneth added, \u201cThere\u2019s another finding.\u201d<\/p>\n
My pulse quickened.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe court ordered broader kinship confirmation because of the related potential fathers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walter frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
Kenneth looked toward me.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe test confirms Connor and Ethan are related as uncle and nephew.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s expected.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo?\u201d<\/p>\n
Kenneth hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt does not confirm Walter as Connor\u2019s biological father.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room went silent.<\/p>\n
Walter stared at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you say?\u201d<\/p>\n
Kenneth spoke carefully.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe genetic comparison indicates you are not Connor\u2019s biological father.\u201d<\/p>\n
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