Ethan is taken aback by this. He admits that the woman in the photo was his biological mother. Ethan says that he had been adopted when he was five because his mother was a drug addict. He explains that the reason that they moved to Anna’s street was to get away from his biological mother who had stalked them. He also reveals that Alistair had lost his job because of an affair with a wife of one of his colleagues.

Despite moving to a new city, Ethan’s mother tracks down the Russell family and follows them there. On Halloween, she meets up with Ethan when both Jane and Alistair have left town. Ethan informs Anna that Katie had rescued her after her collapse. He reveals that Katie had found her unconscious as she was heading to the Russell house. Katie assumed the identity of Jane Russell to ensure that nobody else found out who she was. Anna appreciates why Katie had pretended to be Jane. Ethan also tells Anna that Katie had spent the night with David. This explains Katie’s earrings that Anna had found in his house.

Ethan then proceeds to shed light on the murder incident. Katie had returned to convince Alistair and Jane to allow her occasional visits to Ethan. Alistair threatens to call the police on her and grabs her throat. She screams loudly, and Anna hears her from her house. Nevertheless, Katie is relentless and revisits Alistair’s home to find Jane Russell. Ethan admits that Jane stabbed Katie because she threatened to take Ethan away. To hide her body, Katie was later buried in their other house. Alistair was confident that Anna would be discredited as a witness to the murder because she was a habitual drunkard and never got out of the house. Upon this revelation, Anna suggests that they report this to detective Little immediately. However, Ethan is empathetic of his parents and asks Anna to allow them to report the incident to the police on their own accord. Ethan then leaves Anna’s house.