. ▁ ▁Open ing ▁narr ation ▁ ▁Plot ▁Chicago ▁column ist ▁Jordan ▁Her rick ▁vis its ▁actress ▁Pam ela ▁Morris , ▁a ▁ 3 8 - year - old ▁woman ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁beauty ▁and ▁vital ity , ▁for ▁an ▁interview . ▁ ▁In ▁Pam ela ' s ▁man or ▁he ▁not ices ▁a ▁painting ▁of ▁her ▁that ▁is ▁dated ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁Pam ela ▁still ▁looks ▁just ▁as ▁she ▁did ▁in ▁the ▁painting . ▁ ▁When ▁question ed ▁on ▁this , ▁she ▁says ▁the ▁painter ▁drew ▁her ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁child ▁with ▁a ▁projection ▁of ▁what ▁she ▁would ▁look ▁like ▁as ▁an ▁adult , ▁and ▁def lect s ▁questions ▁about ▁her ▁age . ▁ ▁Pam ela ▁and ▁Jordan ▁fl irt ▁during ▁the ▁interview ▁and ▁make ▁dinner ▁plans ▁for ▁that ▁night . ▁ ▁As ▁Jordan ▁is ▁leaving , ▁an ▁old ▁woman ▁who ▁Pam ela ▁introduced ▁as ▁her ▁mother , ▁Mrs . ▁Dra per , ▁war ns ▁him ▁to ▁never ▁come ▁back . ▁ ▁Mrs . ▁Dra per ▁says ▁Pam ela ▁is ▁many ▁centuries ▁old ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁actually ▁Pam ela ' s ▁daughter . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁date ▁with ▁Pam ela , ▁Jordan ▁mentions ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁from ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁Pam ela ▁volunte ers ▁she ▁had ▁played ▁there ▁once ▁at ▁a ▁particular ▁the ater . ▁ ▁Jordan ▁mentions ▁what ▁Mrs . ▁Dra per ▁had ▁said . ▁ ▁Pam ela ▁claims ▁Mrs . ▁Dra per ▁is ▁ment ally ▁ill , ▁but ▁after ▁the ▁date , ▁Her rick