 Several months later, Maupin's then-lover Terry Anderson (who co-wrote the screenplay), who had spoken to the boy on occasion, had a conversation with his mother and was struck by how much she and the boy sounded alike.As he became increasingly suspicious about the situation, Maupin became more and more determined to believe the boy really existed.Only after Vicki repeatedly prevented him from visiting the boy did Maupin begin to think he was caught up in a scam.