It was evening when Faye got home. She locked her door and brought out a small leather bag from her purse. Inside it was a single strand of her father’s hair. She looked at it for a while, thinking deeply. Then, she carefully pulled out one of her own hair strands. She placed it in another small leather bag and wrote on it “Faye.” On the other one, she wrote “Father.”

She placed both bags in a box and whispered, “Now I’m ready to find out the truth.”

Later that night, Mr. Larkin was sitting in the living room when Josey came in. She looked tired, her bag still hanging...