Jorge Barrera

This is a rare moment for Coral. Everyone here knows what she's going through, that she still doesn't know who the dad is, and that she's waiting on results from a second DNA test. But for one afternoon, they can all just relax a little, celebrate. A couple weeks later, she gets the results from the second DNA test. Over the phone, an Acumetrix rep tells her this guy, he's the father.

This is a rare moment for Coral. Everyone here knows what she's going through, that she still doesn't know who the dad is, and that she's waiting on results from a second DNA test. But for one afternoon, they can all just relax a little, celebrate. A couple weeks later, she gets the results from the second DNA test. Over the phone, an Acumetrix rep tells her this guy, he's the father.

But this man does little more than send emojis. He leaves Kodal mostly alone to face her pregnancy.

But this man does little more than send emojis. He leaves Kodal mostly alone to face her pregnancy.

Karel records this in her bathroom. Her eyes are red, her face drained of colour. The dad-to-be shows up for only one ultrasound when Qaral is seven months pregnant. She phones him later, after the appointment.

Karel records this in her bathroom. Her eyes are red, her face drained of colour. The dad-to-be shows up for only one ultrasound when Qaral is seven months pregnant. She phones him later, after the appointment.

When baby Harlow was born on March 7th, he's not there.

When baby Harlow was born on March 7th, he's not there.

When I spoke to him, he told me he'd always wanted a second test. That when he held Harlow for the first time, shortly after her birth, he said he felt sure at that moment she wasn't his daughter. For her part, Codal is exhausted. She doesn't need another fight, but they go back to Acumetrix, which offers them a postnatal paternity test.

When I spoke to him, he told me he'd always wanted a second test. That when he held Harlow for the first time, shortly after her birth, he said he felt sure at that moment she wasn't his daughter. For her part, Codal is exhausted. She doesn't need another fight, but they go back to Acumetrix, which offers them a postnatal paternity test.

Which is how could Al and her mother Michelle end up on the phone with Acumetrix? They don't understand what is happening. All these tests, all these conflicting results.

Which is how could Al and her mother Michelle end up on the phone with Acumetrix? They don't understand what is happening. All these tests, all these conflicting results.

Cadell's mom, Michelle, shares her frustration.

Cadell's mom, Michelle, shares her frustration.

Kodal's baby is now six months old, and Kodal is back where she started.

Kodal's baby is now six months old, and Kodal is back where she started.

So she calls up the first guy again, the one her gut told her was the dad, asks him to do another test, but with a different company. These results say he is the dad, but he's a bit wary and doesn't totally trust these new results. He wants yet another test. So they do one more. 14 months and 5 paternity tests with 3 different companies later, they finally have an answer.

So she calls up the first guy again, the one her gut told her was the dad, asks him to do another test, but with a different company. These results say he is the dad, but he's a bit wary and doesn't totally trust these new results. He wants yet another test. So they do one more. 14 months and 5 paternity tests with 3 different companies later, they finally have an answer.

This man, the first man Kodal tested with, he's the father. And all the emotions that have swamped Kodal throughout all of this, well, they all harden into one. Anger.

This man, the first man Kodal tested with, he's the father. And all the emotions that have swamped Kodal throughout all of this, well, they all harden into one. Anger.