“And I also saw that my mother’s disappearance had hurt so many people and changed their lives, and not for the better. I certainly didn’t give up trying to find out the truth, but I wasn’t just thinking about myself any longer.

“I guess, in that moment, I finally grew up.”

Leo Garcia's eighty fourth birthday was on October 13, 2008. Ty told Candy that he wanted to go see his father.

Even though Leo hadn’t threatened Candy when she knocked on his door, she was worried about what he might do when he saw Ty. He’d had nothing to do with either Ty or Nicole for years, and she...