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After breaking it open, she discovered Daniel\u2019s old black watch, which she had been told disappeared after his dea&#8230;<strong>Continue Reading<\/strong><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Security footage led her to a cold-storage company, where someone had rented a freezer using Daniel\u2019s name. Her search eventually brought her to Owen, an old friend who admitted Daniel had given him the watch years earlier with special instructions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Daniel had asked Owen to return the watch if his estranged son, Evan, ever came back. The woman had never known Evan existed. A clue hidden in the watch then led her to a letter Daniel had secretly left beneath the porch.<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, Daniel apologized for hiding the truth and explained how deeply he regretted losing contact with his son. 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