Peter McDonald

Teresa was in the back seat when she got a very strange email from an adoption company she and Mike worked with a while back.

When they got home, Teresa hurried down to their furnished basement and sent the woman a text. Hey, what's going on? The woman replied.

When they got home, Teresa hurried down to their furnished basement and sent the woman a text. Hey, what's going on? The woman replied.

When they got home, Teresa hurried down to their furnished basement and sent the woman a text. Hey, what's going on? The woman replied.

Talia Getting and Tanya Corrado were lawyers in Detroit who handled adoptions.

Talia Getting and Tanya Corrado were lawyers in Detroit who handled adoptions.

Talia Getting and Tanya Corrado were lawyers in Detroit who handled adoptions.

Have you ever heard her scream like that before? No. No. From Sony Music Entertainment and Perfect Cadence, this is Baby Broker. I'm Peter McDonald. This is episode one. You cannot tell anyone. I'm a parent, but I haven't adopted anyone. So when I delved into the world of adoptions last year, I had a lot of questions.

Have you ever heard her scream like that before? No. No. From Sony Music Entertainment and Perfect Cadence, this is Baby Broker. I'm Peter McDonald. This is episode one. You cannot tell anyone. I'm a parent, but I haven't adopted anyone. So when I delved into the world of adoptions last year, I had a lot of questions.

Have you ever heard her scream like that before? No. No. From Sony Music Entertainment and Perfect Cadence, this is Baby Broker. I'm Peter McDonald. This is episode one. You cannot tell anyone. I'm a parent, but I haven't adopted anyone. So when I delved into the world of adoptions last year, I had a lot of questions.

As it turns out, most people who want to adopt don't know how the process works either. which is why they hire an expert to guide them. And that person, or agency, wields a lot of influence and power. They're almost always a good Samaritan though. But I wouldn't be telling you this story if that was true in this case.

As it turns out, most people who want to adopt don't know how the process works either. which is why they hire an expert to guide them. And that person, or agency, wields a lot of influence and power. They're almost always a good Samaritan though. But I wouldn't be telling you this story if that was true in this case.

As it turns out, most people who want to adopt don't know how the process works either. which is why they hire an expert to guide them. And that person, or agency, wields a lot of influence and power. They're almost always a good Samaritan though. But I wouldn't be telling you this story if that was true in this case.

The news that the FBI was investigating Tara Lee absolutely shattered the Matheny's dream of becoming parents. and they had a million questions. In the years since, they've, in a sense, rewound the tape of the disorienting few weeks that led up to it. Were there signs that things were off? Clues that Tara Lee was not a good Samaritan? The Mathinis now say there were.

The news that the FBI was investigating Tara Lee absolutely shattered the Matheny's dream of becoming parents. and they had a million questions. In the years since, they've, in a sense, rewound the tape of the disorienting few weeks that led up to it. Were there signs that things were off? Clues that Tara Lee was not a good Samaritan? The Mathinis now say there were.

The news that the FBI was investigating Tara Lee absolutely shattered the Matheny's dream of becoming parents. and they had a million questions. In the years since, they've, in a sense, rewound the tape of the disorienting few weeks that led up to it. Were there signs that things were off? Clues that Tara Lee was not a good Samaritan? The Mathinis now say there were.

The day they found out they'd matched with Stephanie, they were sitting side-by-side on their bed at a Best Western in Brunswick, Georgia. Tara Lee was on speaker, rattling off bits and pieces about Stephanie's pregnancy. And the Mathinis, hopeful, trusting, vulnerable, thought their dream of parenthood was coming true.

The day they found out they'd matched with Stephanie, they were sitting side-by-side on their bed at a Best Western in Brunswick, Georgia. Tara Lee was on speaker, rattling off bits and pieces about Stephanie's pregnancy. And the Mathinis, hopeful, trusting, vulnerable, thought their dream of parenthood was coming true.

The day they found out they'd matched with Stephanie, they were sitting side-by-side on their bed at a Best Western in Brunswick, Georgia. Tara Lee was on speaker, rattling off bits and pieces about Stephanie's pregnancy. And the Mathinis, hopeful, trusting, vulnerable, thought their dream of parenthood was coming true.

Then Tara Lee told them that Stephanie, the birth mother, was waiting on another line.