When the well was finally opened, the discovery was both shocking and heartbreaking. Beneath years of sediment lay the remains of a woman. Her dress, though tattered and worn by time, still showed hints of blue. Long strands of hair clung to the remnants of her clothing, eerily similar to the drawings Ethan had made as a child.

The authorities were called immediately, and an investigation was launched. Dental records and DNA testing would later confirm what Ethan had always known in his heart: the woman in the well was his biological mother. Her name was Grace, and she had been reported missing over two decades ago.