There's so much to dig through for this story. It's long and involved and keeps you interested as it pulls you along, yanking you deeper in the further you go. It's littered with Troutman moments, great quotes and strong writing, but I want to focus on the kicker.
What's interesting about the kicker is how after an entire article that focused almost solely on Esther Reed and her multiple identities, they manage to make it feel like it's an article about two people. It brings to light information about Brooke's hometown, about what she was like, her situation, and compares the two. They are placed in similar categories, and even at the end, one of Brooke's friends tells Esther that she shouldn't feel bad about it. In 3 or 4 paragraphs, it manages to take the story and do one final twist to it, and make you realize the story was never just about Esther, and see clearly that Brooke was a central figure.
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