Snoop a bit

Ethan decides to snoop around a little bit first.

Sam's office is fairly simple, spartan in some regards, with the only sort of decoration a few pictures on her desk and a plant in the corner. Ethan thinks that the plant does look pretty healthy, so much so he thinks it's fake until closer inspection. Moving around to the backside of her desk, Ethan flirts with the idea of opening up the drawers but decides that might be a step too far.

Looking at her chair, he notices it's lifted up very high. Under the desk, Ethan spots a discreet footstool. Ethan isn't sure if Sam uses it to get up onto her chair or just to rest her feet on. Lifting his attention, he looks at the pictures on the desk.

There are three of them, each in fairly nice frames. The first of a slightly younger Sam standing next to a familiar-looking woman. Ethan makes the educated guess saying it must be Sam's mother, although the resemblance isn't particularly strong. However, the two of them are around the same height, which Ethan thinks is fairly telling.

The second picture is of Sam and Ashley. Or at least Ethan assumes it's Ashley based on context clues. The two of them are wearing what appears to be high school graduation robes, posing for the camera and throwing up peace signs with their tongues sticking out.

The third is of a man and a woman Ethan at first doesn't recognize. The two of them are almost certainly a couple, or at least the picture gives off that vibe. The longer Ethan looks at them though the more familiar they become. He glances back to the photo of Sam and her mother, thinking the same when looking at the older woman. Glancing back and forth a few times, a memory eventually hits Ethan like a freight truck.