The legal process was less dramatic than the discovery.

There was no courtroom confrontation in which Warren stood and declared his love in front of cameras.

There were consultations, verified records, discussions about parentage, and an accredited genetic test undertaken with appropriate consent and professional guidance.

The result established what the timing and resemblance had long suggested.

Warren was June’s biological father.

He stared at the report for a long time, then called me.

“I’d already believed it,” he said.