Chapter 10- you don't always want to know the answer
"I think the answer is you don't tell her, ever", Matt stated firmly. Sister Agnes nodded soberly. "Poor Kelly that's so unfair", Honey protested, her father is just a loser."
"A loser who made sure his daughter was cared for by leaving the home 15 miliion dollars", Jim suggested, "that does indicate that he did care in some manner. He could have just abandoned her without anything."
"Yes but if this benefactor is using scare tactics to stop us then he is not a trustworthy man", Trixie countered.
"We'll get to ask him ourselves soon because the clue to his identity must be in this file", Brian remarked.
"If there was a name in this file I would have found it long ago", Sister Agnes told him.
"Then perhaps the clue is just more subtle", Trixie mused.
Sister Agnes reluctantly took out the file, "I know I should not show you confidential things but so much is a stake."
She opened the file and showed them what was inside, "here's the photo we took of Kelly when we found her on the doorstep. We always photograph them in the clothes they were wearing in case someone recognized them." She showed them an adorable picture of a warmly dressed baby . "How could someone abandon her", Honey asked as she loked at the photo. "I have asked myself that question about many children but have never come up with an answer", Sister Agnes admitted. She pulled out some more pieces of paper, "let's see what else we can find", she suggested
While the Bob whites and Matt Wheeler were looking at the information in Keely's file Bill Regan was staring into the open safe. He noticed a gold framed photo nestled beside asome files and carefully drew it out, "I remember this", he whispered to Simon, "the mother superior came to visit to celebrate the renovation of the home."She gave us this photo in a real gold frame as a memento, but Sister Agnes was always too scared to hang the photo on the wall in case someone stole the frame". Simon looked at the photo noticing Bill was actually there standing beside Patty, "that must have been one time you didn't hide from the crowds", he reflected. "I didn't want to go but sister Agnes practically dragged me from under the bed", Bill remarked. Simon scanned the photo making out the form of the mother superior standing beside a man with a suit, his heart began to beat rather rapidly, "who's that", he asked as he pointed to the man. "I don't think we were ever told who he was, he just came with the Mother Superior, Patty thought he was probably some sort of body guard", Bill mused. "The renovation you are taking about was the one made with the benefactors money", Simon remarked thoughtfully. "Yes, Bill admitted. "Wouldn't it kind of make sense if he was there", Simon whispered. Bill 's eyes widened and he was about to shout out, "we found it" when Simons hand came down on his arm rather hard, "no", he insisted in a quiet tone that could not be heard by the others. Bill pulled him away somewhat", "why", Simon, he asked. "Because I know who that is Bill", Simon replied.
"That's good Simon", Bill insisted wondering why his brother in law looked rather pale. "No it's not Bill but it does tell me where to lok for final answers". He looked over at the others still pouring over information, "I have to sort this one out on my own Bill, please don't say anything yet", he insisted. Bill looked confused and puzzled, "I don't understand Simon", he stated. "I know but please just trust me", Simon asked. "Of course, Bill answered instantly without any hesitation. Simon got up and without looking back left the room.
He walked rather shakily to his car, it was only through chance that he could identify that picture. His father Giles Mangan had shared many pictures of the past including one from China where Giles business partner Anton Harris had been pictured beside that man. "Who is he ", he'd asked his father, "that Simon is the real Jonathan Harris", came the reply.
His hands hook on the cars steering wheel ,his own father was behind this concealment, probably arranging for the files to be stolen so it would not be known that Jonathan Harris now director of the FBI was not actually who he seemed at all. He clenched his fist, yet another child life was being ruined through a lie.
As he stopped the car outside the Harris building he wondered if he was taken an awful risk walking in there. If his father was prepared to hurt his own grandson to cover up the truth then he'd have no reservation in dealing with him, foolishly he hadn't told Bill what was wrong or where he was going. His hand hesitated on the door handle then he steeled himself and opened the door wide and climbed out. Stretching himself to his full height he sauntered straight backed right into the lions den and hoped he was going to come out alive.
