Tom Donnelly

The one that Hunter7 shared about Sarah Kavanaugh. This is the post that Kate saw. The one that brought her to tears. This post had all the details of Sarah's supposed injuries and a photo of her in her uniform. Well, a lot of people saw and shared this post. And as it made the rounds, people started commenting, saying something looked off about her uniform.

The one that Hunter7 shared about Sarah Kavanaugh. This is the post that Kate saw. The one that brought her to tears. This post had all the details of Sarah's supposed injuries and a photo of her in her uniform. Well, a lot of people saw and shared this post. And as it made the rounds, people started commenting, saying something looked off about her uniform.

For one thing, she was wearing out-of-regulation earrings. And also, upon closer inspection, it looked like her eagle, globe, and anchor insignia were backwards. The folks at Hunter 7 started getting suspicious. So they called the VA to verify Sarah's service record. The folks at the VA do a quick check in their database. Sarah's not in it. At least, not as a veteran.

For one thing, she was wearing out-of-regulation earrings. And also, upon closer inspection, it looked like her eagle, globe, and anchor insignia were backwards. The folks at Hunter 7 started getting suspicious. So they called the VA to verify Sarah's service record. The folks at the VA do a quick check in their database. Sarah's not in it. At least, not as a veteran.

And this hot mess, it all lands on the desk of a guy named Tom Donnelly.

And this hot mess, it all lands on the desk of a guy named Tom Donnelly.

That's Donnelly. He's an investigator with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Basically, he's an in-house detective for the VA's Office of Inspector General, looking into fraud and other sketchy business. Which is why he was the one to get this call about Sarah Kavanaugh, a VA social worker who had apparently gone rogue.

That's Donnelly. He's an investigator with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Basically, he's an in-house detective for the VA's Office of Inspector General, looking into fraud and other sketchy business. Which is why he was the one to get this call about Sarah Kavanaugh, a VA social worker who had apparently gone rogue.

One of the other documents that Donnelly had gotten from Hunter 7 was a set of medical bills. These bills were from Dana-Farber, a cancer hospital in Boston. The bills looked real. So if they weren't Sarah's, whose were they? Donnelly and his colleagues slowly pieced together where the bills had come from.

One of the other documents that Donnelly had gotten from Hunter 7 was a set of medical bills. These bills were from Dana-Farber, a cancer hospital in Boston. The bills looked real. So if they weren't Sarah's, whose were they? Donnelly and his colleagues slowly pieced together where the bills had come from.

And this trail of clues would eventually lead them to a physical therapy clinic outside of Providence. And that clinic, it belonged to Sam. Sam was Sarah's physical therapist. They'd become friends, and then much more than that. Sarah had become a fixture in Sam's life. She'd even helped out when Sam's mom was ill.

And this trail of clues would eventually lead them to a physical therapy clinic outside of Providence. And that clinic, it belonged to Sam. Sam was Sarah's physical therapist. They'd become friends, and then much more than that. Sarah had become a fixture in Sam's life. She'd even helped out when Sam's mom was ill.

Donnelly, along with a few other federal agents, just showed up at Sam's PT clinic one day with a subpoena and some questions.

Donnelly, along with a few other federal agents, just showed up at Sam's PT clinic one day with a subpoena and some questions.

The feds start talking about Sam's mom, asked if she was in treatment for cancer.

The feds start talking about Sam's mom, asked if she was in treatment for cancer.

So there's Sam, in the car, in the parking lot at her work, cramped between a bunch of federal agents, wondering what all this could possibly have to do with her mom. That's when investigators asked her.

So there's Sam, in the car, in the parking lot at her work, cramped between a bunch of federal agents, wondering what all this could possibly have to do with her mom. That's when investigators asked her.

Just a few weeks earlier, Sam had learned that Sarah had been lying to her for years about nearly everything. But this was different. These documents from Hunter 7, they would be key to Donnelly's investigation. Because even before he sat down with Justin and Sam, they gave him ample evidence of a crime. Those documents would allow him to do something really crucial.

Just a few weeks earlier, Sam had learned that Sarah had been lying to her for years about nearly everything. But this was different. These documents from Hunter 7, they would be key to Donnelly's investigation. Because even before he sat down with Justin and Sam, they gave him ample evidence of a crime. Those documents would allow him to do something really crucial.