Brandon spent the night at Beth\u2019s apartment.<\/p>\n
Not because he needed protection.<\/p>\n
Because he did not trust himself to call Cynthia.<\/p>\n
Beth gave him the couch and put Mason\u2019s travel crib beside it.<\/p>\n
I took the guest room.<\/p>\n
At two in the morning, I woke to Mason crying.<\/p>\n
A minute later, Brandon\u2019s voice murmured through the wall.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s okay. I\u2019ve got you.\u201d<\/p>\n
No Cynthia.<\/p>\n
No request for me.<\/p>\n
No assumption that I would get up because I was already there.<\/p>\n
It was a small thing.<\/p>\n
Maybe meaningless to anyone else.<\/p>\n
To me it mattered.<\/p>\n
The next morning, we brought the business-credit notice to Evelyn.<\/p>\n
She looked at Brandon.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you authorize this company?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you authorize your mother to use your address for a business?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you sign a personal guarantee?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you ever given her a copy of your identification?\u201d<\/p>\n
He hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLots of times.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor what?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cApartment application. Car insurance. Taxes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid she help file your taxes?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUntil two years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn wrote that down.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid she know your Social Security number?\u201d<\/p>\n
Brandon looked embarrassed.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s my mother.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn\u2019s expression did not change.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is not an answer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBanking passwords?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEmail passwords?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was younger.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCurrent?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPhone passcode?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at him.<\/p>\n
He shrugged helplessly.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe watched Mason sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn leaned back.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople underestimate how much identity information exists inside ordinary family relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dad sat beside us.<\/p>\n
He looked physically ill.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis keeps getting bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d Evelyn said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow do we stop it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst, Brandon freezes his credit.\u201d<\/p>\n
She turned toward him.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday.\u201d<\/p>\n
He nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cSecond, he disputes the business account in writing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThird, he obtains his full credit reports and business filings.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFourth, nobody gives Cynthia additional information about what we find.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brandon looked down.<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t spoken to her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019ll contact you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not lie to her.\u201d<\/p>\n
He looked surprised.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy not?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause you don\u2019t need to.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn\u2019s tone was simple.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf she asks whether you know about the company, say you are reviewing your records with counsel. Nothing more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dad asked, \u201cShould he report identity theft?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPossibly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPossibly?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need documentation first.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brandon looked at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think I might have signed something.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think memory is unreliable.\u201d<\/p>\n
He flinched.<\/p>\n
She continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour father thought he never authorized Bennett Family Holdings. Then we found a document he appears to have signed while hospitalized.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s different.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you may have signed tax forms, loan applications, or business documents without reading them.\u201d<\/p>\n
He looked angry.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one said you were.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re implying it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m implying people sign things for relatives they trust.\u201d<\/p>\n
That ended the argument.<\/p>\n
Because all of us had done some version of it.<\/p>\n
Dad.<\/p>\n
Brandon.<\/p>\n
Probably me.<\/p>\n
Trust made paperwork invisible.<\/p>\n
That morning, Brandon pulled his credit reports.<\/p>\n
The business debt was not the only surprise.<\/p>\n
There was a personal line of credit opened eighteen months earlier.<\/p>\n
Twelve thousand dollars.<\/p>\n
Balance nearly maxed.<\/p>\n
A retail card he did not recognize.<\/p>\n
Three thousand.<\/p>\n
And an inquiry from a lender he had never contacted.<\/p>\n
He stared at the screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought my credit was good.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was,\u201d Evelyn said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore these accounts.\u201d<\/p>\n
His face collapsed.<\/p>\n
He had been planning to apply for a larger apartment when Mason turned one.<\/p>\n
Maybe buy a townhouse eventually.<\/p>\n
Suddenly those plans had numbers attached to them that were not his.<\/p>\n
I knew the feeling.<\/p>\n
A future altered by paperwork you never saw.<\/p>\n
Dad put a hand on Brandon\u2019s shoulder.<\/p>\n
Brandon shook it off.<\/p>\n
Not cruelly.<\/p>\n
Instinctively.<\/p>\n
Dad removed his hand.<\/p>\n
Evelyn asked, \u201cDoes Cynthia receive mail at your address?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHas she ever?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes packages.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat kind?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBusiness packages?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you question them?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause she\u2019s my mother.\u201d<\/p>\n
Again.<\/p>\n
That sentence was becoming evidence all by itself.<\/p>\n
Because she\u2019s my mother.<\/p>\n
Because she\u2019s my wife.<\/p>\n
Because she handles that.<\/p>\n
Because she knows better.<\/p>\n
Because I trust her.<\/p>\n
Cynthia had not broken into locked rooms.<\/p>\n
Most doors had been opened for her.<\/p>\n
By noon, Brandon had frozen his credit and disputed the accounts.<\/p>\n
Then Evelyn\u2019s assistant came in carrying bank records related to Bennett Home Services.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got a preliminary response.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn read the first page.<\/p>\n
Her expression sharpened.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
I leaned forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a business checking account.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUnder Brandon\u2019s company?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCurrent balance is low.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much passed through it?\u201d<\/p>\n
She scanned.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout ninety-four thousand dollars in six months.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brandon went pale.<\/p>\n
\u201cNinety-four thousand?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom where?\u201d<\/p>\n
Several sources.<\/p>\n
Checks.<\/p>\n
Electronic transfers.<\/p>\n
Deposits from another company.<\/p>\n
Dad asked, \u201cWhich company?\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cBennett Family Holdings.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room went quiet.<\/p>\n
Money borrowed against Dad\u2019s house had moved into a company tied to Brandon.<\/p>\n
Then outward again.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere did it go?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
Evelyn traced transactions.<\/p>\n
\u201cCredit-card payments. Cash withdrawals. Transfers to personal accounts.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCynthia\u2019s?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSome.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd others?\u201d<\/p>\n
She paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne recurring recipient.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n
A name I had never heard before.<\/p>\n
Marianne Cole.<\/p>\n
Dad froze.<\/p>\n
Not gradually.<\/p>\n
Instantly.<\/p>\n
I turned.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know her.\u201d<\/p>\n
He did not answer.<\/p>\n
\u201cDad?\u201d<\/p>\n
His face had gone gray.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho is she?\u201d<\/p>\n
He stared at the paper.<\/p>\n
\u201cCynthia\u2019s sister.\u201d<\/p>\n
I frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has a sister?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou never mentioned her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey haven\u2019t spoken in years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn looked at Dad.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re certain?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what Cynthia told me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAlways.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow long have you known Cynthia?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSeventeen years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd in that time you never met Marianne?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt our wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n
My skin prickled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why did they stop speaking?\u201d<\/p>\n
Dad looked confused.<\/p>\n
\u201cCynthia said Marianne stole from their mother.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn and I exchanged a look.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d Dad asked.<\/p>\n
I chose my words carefully.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat kind of theft?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMoney.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened legally?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir mother didn\u2019t want charges.\u201d<\/p>\n
I leaned back.<\/p>\n
That story sounded familiar in structure.<\/p>\n
Money disappears.<\/p>\n
One person explains.<\/p>\n
No police.<\/p>\n
No records.<\/p>\n
Family handles it privately.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you ever ask Marianne?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dad\u2019s face changed.<\/p>\n
He understood why that sounded bad.<\/p>\n
Evelyn asked, \u201cDo you have contact information?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan you find it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cProbably.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her assistant already had.<\/p>\n
Marianne Cole lived two states away.<\/p>\n
She owned a bookkeeping business.<\/p>\n
The same business receiving monthly transfers from Brandon\u2019s hidden company.<\/p>\n
Brandon stared at the screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much?\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn totaled several entries.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwenty-seven thousand in six months.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor bookkeeping?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPossibly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat kind of bookkeeping costs that much?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDepends on services.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at Dad.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen was the last time you heard Cynthia mention Marianne?\u201d<\/p>\n
He thought.<\/p>\n
\u201cYears ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNever recently?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot once?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dad\u2019s voice became quiet.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe told me Marianne was toxic.\u201d<\/p>\n
I almost laughed.<\/p>\n
The word Cynthia used for anyone she wanted isolated.<\/p>\n
Rebecca was toxic.<\/p>\n
My mother had been difficult.<\/p>\n
I was ungrateful.<\/p>\n
Brandon was immature whenever he disagreed.<\/p>\n
Dad was overwhelmed whenever he questioned finances.<\/p>\n
Everyone received a label.<\/p>\n
Labels were easier than explanations.<\/p>\n
Evelyn called the number associated with Marianne\u2019s business.<\/p>\n
Voicemail.<\/p>\n
She left only her name and request for contact.<\/p>\n
No details.<\/p>\n
Within twenty minutes, the phone rang.<\/p>\n
Evelyn answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Cole?\u201d<\/p>\n
She listened.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her expression changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you somewhere private?\u201d<\/p>\n
Dad leaned forward.<\/p>\n
Another pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, Daniel Bennett is here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dad stared.<\/p>\n
Evelyn listened.<\/p>\n
Then slowly handed him the phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe wants to speak to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dad took it.<\/p>\n
\u201cMarianne?\u201d<\/p>\n
We could hear her voice faintly but not the words.<\/p>\n
Dad\u2019s face tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Longer pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, Cynthia told me you two hadn\u2019t spoken in years.\u201d<\/p>\n
His eyes lifted toward us.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe said you stole from your mother.\u201d<\/p>\n
A voice erupted through the receiver.<\/p>\n
Dad pulled it away slightly.<\/p>\n
We heard Marianne clearly then.<\/p>\n
\u201cI stole from her?\u201d<\/p>\n
Dad swallowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what she said.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marianne laughed.<\/p>\n
It was bitter and loud.<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniel, Cynthia took our mother\u2019s retirement money.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nobody moved.<\/p>\n
Dad looked at Evelyn.<\/p>\n
Marianne continued, quieter now but still audible.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe blamed me because I was the one who found out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dad gripped the phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur mother refused to prosecute. She was embarrassed.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room seemed to shrink.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAlmost forty thousand.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than twenty years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before Dad married Cynthia.<\/p>\n
Before Mom died.<\/p>\n
Before the rental property transfer.<\/p>\n
The pattern was older than our family.<\/p>\n
Dad whispered, \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you tell me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI tried.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt your wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n
His face went blank.<\/p>\n
Marianne continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cCynthia found us talking.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at Dad.<\/p>\n
He was searching memory.<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember an argument.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you say?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI told you not to give her control of your money.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dad closed his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought you were drunk.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI had one glass of champagne.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe told me you were jealous.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marianne laughed again.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf what?\u201d<\/p>\n
Dad sat heavily.<\/p>\n
No one answered.<\/p>\n
Evelyn asked for the phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Cole, I need to ask about payments from Bennett Home Services.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marianne went silent.<\/p>\n
Then: \u201cWhat company?\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn repeated the name.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never heard of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
My stomach dropped.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour business received payments,\u201d Evelyn said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have records.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen somebody used my business name.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you have an account ending in 4412?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
She checked.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis account receives deposits labeled Marianne Cole Bookkeeping.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat isn\u2019t my company name.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCole Ledger Services.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn went still.<\/p>\n
The payments were not going to Cynthia\u2019s sister.<\/p>\n
They were going to an account labeled with her name.<\/p>\n
Not belonging to her.<\/p>\n
Dad whispered, \u201cAnother false identity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn did not answer.<\/p>\n
Marianne asked, \u201cWho controls the account?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is what we need to find out.\u201d<\/p>\n
The preliminary bank records listed an authorized signer.<\/p>\n
Not Cynthia.<\/p>\n
Not Brandon.<\/p>\n
A different name.<\/p>\n
Patricia Leighton.<\/p>\n
My pulse jumped.<\/p>\n
The notary.<\/p>\n
The woman who had admitted helping process false documents.<\/p>\n
Suddenly the thirty-thousand-dollar consulting payments to her son\u2019s company looked different too.<\/p>\n
Dad stared at Evelyn.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe wasn\u2019t just notarizing things.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPossibly.\u201d<\/p>\n
I almost laughed at the word.<\/p>\n
Even now.<\/p>\n
Possibly.<\/p>\n
Marianne remained on speaker while Evelyn explained only enough for her to understand why her name mattered.<\/p>\n
Then Marianne said something that changed the room again.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Patricia\u2019s involved, you need to find Gerald.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dad frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGerald Voss.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn wrote the name.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho is he?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCynthia\u2019s old boss.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the property management company?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
My skin prickled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about him?\u201d<\/p>\n
Marianne paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was the one who fired her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dad leaned toward the phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cRebecca said the company blamed poor recordkeeping.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was the public story.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat was the private one?\u201d<\/p>\n
Marianne exhaled.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey thought Cynthia and Patricia were creating fake repair vendors and routing payments through them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nobody spoke.<\/p>\n
I looked at the current records.<\/p>\n
Fake companies.<\/p>\n
False account names.<\/p>\n
Payments that appeared ordinary until someone checked who actually controlled them.<\/p>\n
Not a new strategy.<\/p>\n
An old one.<\/p>\n
Refined over time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWas there an investigation?\u201d Evelyn asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cInternal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPolice?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGerald wanted to avoid publicity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes he have records?\u201d<\/p>\n
Marianne went quiet.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIs he alive?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLast I heard, Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evelyn\u2019s assistant was already searching.<\/p>\n
Dad stared at the transaction sheet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis goes back twenty years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maybe longer.<\/p>\n
The thought settled over all of us.<\/p>\n
My mother had not encountered a woman who suddenly became dishonest after entering our family.<\/p>\n
She may have encountered a pattern already in progress.<\/p>\n
And if Gerald Voss had preserved any records from the old management company, we might finally learn whether my mother had been the first person Cynthia took from.<\/p>\n
Or simply the first one whose warnings had survived.<\/p>\n
Brandon spent the night at Beth\u2019s apartment. Not because he needed protection. Because he did not trust himself to call Cynthia. Beth gave him the couch and put Mason\u2019s travel … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insightdrama"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31984"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32019,"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31984\/revisions\/32019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}