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now acts as a skip maker. Ac- cording to www.bountyhun- teredu.org, skip tracing is an industry term used to describe the process of locating a fugi- tive that can’t be found at their place of residence or usual hangouts. “Skip” refers to the person being searched for (de- rived from the term “to skip town”) and “tracing” meaning the act of locating the skip. Skip making serves opposite pur- pose. It seeks to help people become invisible. Along with his colleagues, Milo Gephardt and Darby Shaf- fer, Frank provides people who are feeling threatened or over- whelmed, peace of mind by dis- guising their internet identity whether it be from a vengeful ex-lover, an abusive partner, eye- witness intimidation or unscru- pulous family members look- ing for their share of a financial windfall. Frank’s methods allow his clients to basically disappear in plain sight. However, as Frank soon learns, there are some peo- Watch the trailer for Herrings NJ STAGE 2017 - Issue 40 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 29