
Cyrus Braidwood has a secret. His daughter Helen isn't actually his daughter--her father is a murderer, and Braidwood has been raising her as his own because he has her father's written confession hidden.


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Cyrus Braidwood's existence is a labyrinth of secrets, with the most profound being that his daughter Helen is not biologically his, but rather the offspring of a notorious murderer. This revelation is anchored to a written confession that Braidwood has kept hidden, a document that holds the power to upend lives. The narrative unfolds with Helen's father managing to obtain this confession, setting off a chain of events that includes Helen's visit to his apartment in search of the document, and her subsequent entanglement with a young man, both of whom are taken captive by a ruthless criminal gang.
Cyrus Braidwood has a secret. His daughter Helen isn't actually his daughter--her father is a murderer, and Braidwood has been raising her as his own because he has her father's written confession hidden. One day her father manages to get ahold of the confession. Helen shows up at his apartment looking for it, which culminates in her and a young man she meets there being taken prisoner by a criminal gang.
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