Her name was Evelyn Mercer.
And the man next to her?
My father.
I looked at the photograph again.
The similarity between Daniel and his father was striking.
At least one mystery has been explained.
But the others were still unknown.
Why does Evelyn look like me?
Daniel looked down.
She was very important to my father. She helped raise him, and then she developed a complicated neurological disease.
His father became a doctor and devoted himself to the examination of her condition.
Over time, he became convinced that certain processes related to her disease may have to do with the aging of the body.
He began working on an experimental treatment, hoping it would improve her health.
“Did it work?” I asked.
Daniel shook his head.
- No, no. Evelyn died after a long battle with the disease.
I looked at the picture.
And the other three women?
“My father continued his research, engaging people who, in his opinion, exhibited similar characteristics.
