00:02There used to be something.
00:04All those late nights, those mysterious phone calls.
00:15The steakhouse?
00:17Two weeks ago?
00:21He told me he was working late that night.
00:26Sarah, what's going on here?
00:32Michael, I found this.
00:35This receipt from the steakhouse dated two weeks ago.
00:41He told me you were working late that night.
00:43But you were out, having dinner somewhere expensive.
00:48This?
00:49Sarah, I told you about this over breakfast.
00:51I was at a business dinner with a Johnson client, remember?
00:54You were reading the newspaper and I mentioned I had to take him out to close the deal.
00:59I'm sorry, I don't remember that conversation.
01:02Honey, you been having trouble sleeping again?
01:05Come on, remember what Dr. Martinez said about sleep deprivation?
01:08It can cause memory problems, even paranoid thoughts.
01:11Paranoid thoughts?
01:12Sarah, look at this mess.
01:15Look at how upset you are.
01:17You've been watching too many of those talk shows about cheating husbands, huh?
01:21It's affecting your judgement.
01:26I'm sorry.
01:27I don't know what came over me.
01:30I just...
01:32I felt like something was wrong.
01:35But you're right.
01:37I haven't been sleeping well.
01:39Hey, let me help you.
01:40Sarah.
01:41Why don't you...
01:41Why don't you skip work today, huh?
01:43Get some rest.
01:44If these paranoid episodes continue, maybe we should consider getting you some professional
01:48help.
01:49Episodes?
01:49You think I have...
01:50I have episodes?
01:52Look, I'm just concerned about you, alright?
01:54Sweetheart?
01:54Like, this...
01:55This isn't you.
01:57Alright?
01:59Look, I have to get to work, so try to get some sleep, okay?
02:01We'll talk about it more tonight.
02:03And...
02:04Sarah.
02:05Please rest.
02:06You need it.
02:12I don't remember that conversation.
02:26It's ridiculous.
02:28I can't sleep in my own bed.
02:31The Johnson client.
02:33I...
02:34I really don't remember him mentioning that.
02:37And what about the perfume I smelled last week?
02:40It's like, four recent?
02:42On his shirt's last month?
02:46And he said it was from crowds on an elevator.
02:50Female colleagues.
02:54I'm not crazy.
02:55I know what I smell.
03:01Maybe he's right.
03:02Maybe I'm losing my mind.
03:11No, no.
03:16No, don't sleep.
03:25Oh, my God...
03:28I know I'm not crazy.
03:31I'm not paranoid.
03:33He's been...
03:34He's been lying to me.
03:36He's been gaslighting me.
03:37Make me think I'm losing my mind.
03:42But not this time.
03:45I've been right all along.
03:48Now I've got proof, Michael.
04:04Um, Sarah, what's this about?
04:08I want you to explain this.
04:10Left 16, Michael.
04:12Oh, and this time, don't try to tell me I'm imagining things.
04:14This?
04:16I visited my mother last week to help her with some repairs.
04:20Why don't she always insist on kissing me goodbye with that bright red lipstick she wears?
04:26Sarah, you don't remember me mentioning the visit?
04:30I told you, I was helping her fix the kitchen cabinet.
04:33I think your memory problem seems to be getting worse.
04:37My memory problems?
04:38Look, maybe you should see someone.
04:42A therapist.
04:45This paranoia about my activities?
04:48The memory gaps?
04:49It's...
04:50Baby, it's not healthy.
04:56Amanda.
04:57Can't wait to see you tomorrow night.
04:59Same place as always.
05:02Explain this, Michael.
05:04Amanda is a colleague from work.
05:06She's helping me plan a surprise for your birthday next month.
05:09You know, we're meeting at the party planning office we used for your last birthday.
05:13You're misinterpreting innocent communications.
05:16Your...
05:16Paranoia?
05:18Is causing you to see threats when none exist.
05:21I'm tired of this.
05:22I'm tired of being made feel that I'm crazy when I know something is wrong.
05:27Sarah!
05:28Your behavior has become erratic!
05:34Look.
05:36Maybe we should take a break.
05:38Give you some space to get the help you need.
05:40Right.
05:42So you can run off to your lover while I'm getting help?
05:45I hate that you think so little of me.
05:47Alright?
05:48I'll be staying at my mother's house.
05:50Help her with those household projects I mentioned.
05:53And maybe some time apart will give you perspective.
05:57And I hope you'll consider getting professional help, Sarah.
06:00For both our sakes.
06:05I'll call you in a few days.
06:07Hopefully, by then, you will think more clearly.
06:20Yeah, hello?
06:26Sarah?
06:30Sarah, it's just me.
06:31I just came to grab some clothes.
06:34But, uh, I was also hoping if we could talk.
06:40Sarah?
06:42Sarah, you're here?
06:44Hey, listen, I've been worried about you.
06:47And, um, I've been staying at my mother's like I promised.
06:51She says hello, by the way.
06:53Wherever you are.
06:58Who's that, huh?
07:00Well, well, well.
07:01Maybe I'm not the only one with secrets.
07:10Okay.
07:10All right.
07:12Well, this is interesting, Sarah.
07:16I came here hoping to reconcile with my wife.
07:19And I find you entertaining another man in our balcony.
07:22So all those accusations about my faithfulness were just projections, huh?
07:27Of your own guilty behavior, weren't they?
07:29I'm Detective James Rivera.
07:31I'm a licensed private investigator.
07:33This is business, not personal.
07:36A private investigator?
07:39Sarah, you hired someone to spy on me?
07:41I hired someone to find the truth.
07:44How could you betray our marriage like this?
07:46Having strangers follow me around invade my privacy?
07:50Um, Mrs. Thompson, I'd like to show you some photographs.
07:54If that's okay.
07:55Oh, it is okay.
07:58These were taken over the past week.
08:01Multiple meetings, multiple locations.
08:04And you know what?
08:06She wears that same red lipstick that stained your shirt.
08:10It's not a coincidence.
08:12The same lipstick you claim came from your mother's kisses.
08:17Now tell me, Michael.
08:20Does your mother kiss you this passionately?
08:23Sarah, I can explain that, alright?
08:25No, uh-uh.
08:25I'm done with your explanations.
08:27You have to understand, your paranoid behavior, your constant accusations has drove me to seek comfort elsewhere.
08:34Oh, okay, so it's my fault?
08:36Look, I'm not saying it's your fault, but your mental state had created an environment where I just couldn't-
08:41Just stop, just stop.
08:43I can see what you've been doing now.
08:45All this time, you've been making me question my own sanity, my own memory, my own perceptions.
08:52You've been gaslighting me.
08:54Sarah, you're being dramatic.
08:56No, Michael.
08:57For the first time in months, I'm being completely clear.
09:02I'm not interested in your excuses or your attempts to blame me for your choices.
09:07I want you to leave, right now.
09:10Go stay with your mother, or better yet, go stay with your girlfriend.
09:15No, Sarah, we can work through this.
09:17No, we can't.
09:19We're done.
09:22Okay, fine.
09:25I'll come back for my things later.
09:34You know, you should be really proud of yourself, Mrs. Thompson.
09:39I've worked many cases involving psychological manipulation, and it takes real courage to seek the truth.
09:46And for a second there, I was starting to lose my mind.
09:50Yeah, infidelity cases often involve gaslighting tactics, and your experience is unfortunately common.
09:57But your response is admirable.
10:01Mrs. Thompson, if you would ever like to talk about your experience over coffee, either as friends or something more,
10:09feel free to call me, personally.
10:11Thank you, Detective Rivera, for everything.
10:17You helped me reclaim my sanity and my self-confidence.
10:22You did that yourself.
10:23I just provided the evidence.
10:26And please, call me Jane.
10:28Okay, James.
10:31I'm not crazy.
10:33Never was.
10:35I'm finally free.
10:36I'm sorry.
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