At the end of the day, Rieper simply didn’t get to do what he was meant to do, or so they believed. He had two whole months to get the document signed and the release established. That was more than enough time. Unfortunately, it was never made, which was why it was possible for Atkins to change her mind and get her baby back. This one little detail changed the baby’s fate. And because she went out, the father, Weehler-Smith, had killed Gabriel.