Phoebe Judge

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.

She could tell by the way the numbers were sequenced.

The bank officer said she had to check with her manager about opening the account.

While she was away, Karen took her documents and left.

Later, Karen and Vinny went together to a bank branch in a supermarket.

This time, no one said anything about their paperwork.

Karen kept in touch with her mother, but never told her where she was.

About a year after they moved to Boulder, Karen's mother said she had to tell her something.

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