Chapter 20 - BIG SKY COUNTRY
The mail carrier handed Nora a certified envelope stamped with an official government seal from the state of Oregon.
Nora opened the envelope, pulling out an old, yellowed document dated twenty-nine years ago.
It was a birth record from a small private clinic in Portland.
Detective Jackson leaned over her shoulder to read the document, his eyebrows furrowing in deep confusion.
"What is this, Nora?" Jackson asked.
Nora’s eyes scanned the fine print at the bottom of the page, her face turning pale.
"This is Eleanor Vance's real birth certificate," Nora said, her voice shaking slightly.
"What do you mean 'real'?" Jackson asked. "She was born in Charleston to the wealthy Vance family."
"No, she wasn't," Nora revealed, pointing to the biological parents' names listed on the paper. "Eleanor Vance was born Agatha Thorne."
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"Agatha Thorne?" Jackson repeated. "The notorious con artist who disappeared in 1995 after stealing millions from a banking empire?"
"She isn't even a real Vance," Nora gasped, realizing the horrific truth. "She murdered the real Eleanor Vance thirty years ago and stole her identity!"
