He led me to a small office behind the showroom and closed the door. Then he introduced himself as Martin Klein. He explained that he had once been a close business partner of Robert Whitmore, a wealthy Connecticut real estate developer. Twenty years ago, Robert’s five-year-old daughter disappeared during a crowded charity gala in Boston. Shortly afterward, the girl’s mother, Amelia, also vanished following a custody battle. Robert spent years hiring investigators, lawyers, and private search teams.
They never found anything.
I looked at him in disbelief.
“My mother’s name was Amelia.”
Martin nodded slowly, as if that was exactly what I expected to hear. From a locked drawer, he pulled out an old photograph. In it, a younger version of
