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Paavo immediately contacted Yosh with the news that Gaia either had a twin sister, or used the name Marilee to hide her relationship with Taylor Bedford. Yosh included questions about Gaia possibly having a sister to his list as he spoke with coworkers of both Taylor and Gaia.
Paavo headed back to homicide where he searched under the name “Marilee Wyndom.” No one by that name appeared in any database. He tried various spellings such as “Mary Lee,” “Merilee,” even “Merry Lee” but nothing worked.
He then returned to Gaia’s home and canvassed her neighbors to ask if any of them ever saw or heard of a sister. He basically wanted to assure himself that no sister, identical or otherwise, existed. He suspected Gaia had made up the name, just as Taylor called himself Trevor. It made sense th
