And Never Let Her Go (79 page)

Posing in Marguerite Capano's kitchen in the summer of 1980, the wives of the young lawyers at Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams were the best of friends. Third from left: Kay Capano; third from right: Debby MacIntyre Williams, who would soon begin an affair with Kay's husband.

The Capano family at a wedding in 1994. Standing, from left: Tom, Louie, Lauri Merton (Louie's wife), Gerry, his wife, Michelle, and Joey. Seated, left to right: Kay, Marguerite and Joey's wife, Joanne. Only Lee and Marian Capano Ramunno were missing. For the Capanos, family loyalty was everything.

The spacious house in Wilmington once occupied by Catholic bishops became the home where Tom and Kay Capano raised their four daughters.

Beautiful, high spirited, and extremely intelligent, Anne Marie Fahey also had moments of deep sadness and self-doubt that left her vulnerable to Tom Capano's kindness and generosity.

Anne Marie and her brother Brian, both survivors of a tormented childhood, always looked after each other as adults. All of the Fahey family were extremely close.

Anne Marie on a trip to Ireland with Brian in 1994. Very self-conscious about her weight, she thought her legs were too fat and rarely posed in shorts.

Kim Horstman and Anne Marie were so close that they had virtually no secrets. Kim knew that Anne Marie was having an affair with Tom Capano, whom Kim disliked and distrusted.

Anne Marie worked for Tom Carper from 1989 to 1996, first when he was a congressman, then as his scheduling secretary when he was elected governor of Delaware. Carper played Cupid when he introduced her to Michael Scanlan.

Anne Marie and Mike started dating frequently and got to know each other's families. With Mike, Anne Marie believed she had found the right man at last, but she was terrified that he would discover her relationship with Tom Capano.

Anne Marie was living in an apartment on the third floor, right, of the house at 1718 Washington Street in Wilmington when her family and friends discovered that she had completely and mysteriously disappeared.

Investigators could find no trace of Anne Marie at the house on North Grant Avenue that Tom Capano had rented after he separated from his wife. Tom told them that he and Anne Marie had had a dinner date the night of June 27, 1996, and he had seen her safely home.

This flyer was distributed by the Fahey family, the Wilmington Police Department, and Delaware state police in an attempt to discover Anne Marie's whereabouts. Her family hoped for the best; the police feared the worst.