Wyatt asked whether they could at least correct the record to show that his mother had not voluntarily abandoned a baby.

Grant said that was a question for the records process and the courts, not something she could guarantee from the police station.

It was not the dramatic justice I’d imagined.

We went home without handcuffs, confessions, or a news camera.

We did have documentation, lawyers willing to pursue correction, and two young men who finally knew the central truth.

Daniel helped me petition for an amendment to the historical record where legally possible, with Austin’s consent.

Simone worked with the Murphys to preserve Austin’s identity and legal ties to the parents who raised him.