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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 9 MIN

Episode 7: Alpha - And the Name That Came Later

from Betsy and the Beast: A Season of Foster's Child · host Jim Flint

This episode opens with a doctor — not because he is dramatic, but because he is first. Doctor Omar Alpha Flint lived a structured life. He practiced medicine, married late, and left behind a will that followed the rules of its time. Nothing about it appeared unusual. And that's exactly why it matters. Years later, a child would take his last name — not through birth, and not while Alpha was alive, but only after the legal machinery had done its work. Quietly. Properly. On schedule. This episode isn't about intent. It's about order. About how names, authority, and identity were often assigned only when the timing made it safe and right.  Because in this story, the dates don't argue. They line up.

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