Linda sat frozen in the police station, her eyes red but burning with determination. “They told me he died at County General Hospital. They said they found his ID at the crash site,” she said. “How could they have made a mistake that big?”

Holloway frowned. “That’s what we’re going to find out.”

Surveillance footage from the crash site showed Ethan’s car mangled against a guardrail. But something was off. There was no clear image of who was driving. The driver’s face was obscured, and when paramedics arrived, they were told by a bystander that the victim was “Ethan Parker” — based solely on the wallet found nearby.