“Could this be him?”

“We can compare identifying information appropriately,” the doctor said.

“But don’t assume identity from a picture alone.”

A nurse later brought a clear evidence bag containing a small metal charm found in the man’s pocket.

It was a brass star with the letter A scratched on the back.

Natalie recognized it.

Ashley’s drawing showed her father wearing the same charm on a necklace.

The star came from a cheap craft kit, Ashley had said, made during a school holiday party.