Phoebe Judge

Vinny said he could see a police officer standing just outside their fence.

A mountain lion had gotten into their backyard, and the police were waiting for animal control.

Another time, Karen and Vinny had put the girls to bed, and Karen went upstairs to watch TV.

Suddenly, she heard someone who wasn't Vinny calling up the stairs.

It turned out to be a police officer, checking because someone had reported gunshots in the neighborhood.

For a while, Karen couldn't figure out how to get new social security numbers or driver's licenses.

They left in the middle of the week, in the middle of the night.

A friend of her mother's, who lived next door, let them use a utility bill with her address on it.

It was the first time her mother had seen them in a year.

They went back to Colorado.

After a few weeks, her mother's neighbors sent them their new licenses.

Then they went to the Social Security office.

Vinny said he needed a new card for work.

Karen said she'd just gotten out of a rough relationship with an older man who had paid for everything.

She'd never worked, so she'd never had a Social Security number.

Before 1987, Social Security numbers weren't issued at birth.

Do you remember the first time you used these fake documents?

It took them two tries.

The first time, Karen went on her own.

After she filled out the paperwork, the bank officer noticed Karen had a new social security number.