On the television screen, a man laden with guilt continued to speak, "Over twenty years ago, in a moment of drunken folly, I allowed the nanny from my brother's household to lose my niece. I understand that my repentance and explanations at this late hour are feeble, but I earnestly desire to return to the Clark family, if only to partially atone for my past mistakes."

With great emotion, he addressed the camera, then dropped to his knees, tears streaming down his face. "It was all my fault back then. Mother, father, I failed as a son. I now truly understand my errors, and each day and night, I live...