A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives.
The previous life and experiences of a person, especially a character in a dramatic work, but also a real-life person.
A prequel.
An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
The fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim.
A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration.
To reckon; consider (someone) to have something.