Lucy Greenwell

They confirm, just as Jess suspected, Lewis is her father.

They confirm, just as Jess suspected, Lewis is her father.

That man in the blurry photos Jess was shown taken in the pub back in the late 80s.

That man in the blurry photos Jess was shown taken in the pub back in the late 80s.

So you text your birth dad and you know who it is.

So you text your birth dad and you know who it is.

You've got a little bit of information from his eldest son, your new found half-brother, about him.

You've got a little bit of information from his eldest son, your new found half-brother, about him.

What do you say to him in that text?

What do you say to him in that text?

This new connection, like so much of the story, hinges on DNA.

This new connection, like so much of the story, hinges on DNA.

And I want to be sure of something.

And I want to be sure of something.

It's not that DNA can lie, but it's entirely possible to misread what it's telling you.

It's not that DNA can lie, but it's entirely possible to misread what it's telling you.

In your results, a close match tells you how much DNA you share with the person.

In your results, a close match tells you how much DNA you share with the person.

It doesn't say what relation they are, because it can't.

It doesn't say what relation they are, because it can't.