One day, a casual conversation with a neighbor unraveled the story. The neighbor revealed that Gail had moved to another state years ago and hadn’t been back since. Shocked and confused, Kate began watching Ethan closely.

When he claimed to be taking his mother to an appointment, Kate secretly followed him — only to discover that Gail wasn’t there. Instead, another woman was pretending to be her. Later, Kate found emails and documents proving Ethan was secretly planning a new life with someone else, using the money Kate had given him.