New York City. A fierce snowstorm.
A tiny woman trudges out of the subway, head down, heading for her office.
She is 96 years old.
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A colleague spots her through the snow and can't believe his eyes.
"I said, 'What are you doing here?' and she said, 'Why, where should I be?'"
— Paul Hyams, her colleague
Her name is Sylvia Bloom. She is a legal secretary at one of New York's most powerful law firms. She has worked there for decades.
She lives in a rent-controlled apartment. She takes the subway. Every day.
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Everyone at the firm thinks they know her.
They don't.
For decades, Sylvia has kept a secret from everyone around her. Possibly even from her own husband.
And it is hidden in 14 different places.