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00:00Mi esposa no era nada más que una habitación normal de una casa esposa.
00:06Pero con una esposa de su esposa, ella se volvió a la sensación de ser auctionada en el espacio.
00:14Bitcoin estaba llorando todo el río, entonces me quedé.
00:17Me he comprado algo en la escuela.
00:20Me he tomado todo el computador y el flash file en la casa.
00:25No podía encontrar el código de la cuenta en cualquier lugar.
00:28Then I remembered Renee sold my old laptop last year
00:31So I logged into her account to try my luck
00:34No sign of the laptop
00:36But I found something else
00:38She joined a local private resale group
00:40And the prices on the listings made no sense
00:43A basic iPhone SIM ejector pin
00:45Listed for $800
00:46With a pile of people fighting to ask about it
00:49I was about to close the tab when a new listing caught my eye
00:52Secondhand bike, May 1999 model, 800 pickup only
00:56That was the bike I bought two months ago
00:58The photo was taken inside my apartment
01:00And the date listed was my wife's birthday
01:02On a whim, I joined the group myself
01:04The second the listing went up, someone replied
01:08Bro, last time was wonderful
01:10Add-on services were a real bonus
01:14$800 is a steal, $5 stars
01:16The group exploded
01:18Everyone piling in with questions
01:20Boss, what's the mileage and dimensions on this one?
01:22The boss replied fast and short
01:2490 minutes, 35, 23, 36
01:27The blood drained from my face
01:28Those were my wife's measurements
01:32One match could be a coincidence
01:34But when every detail pointed to Renee
01:36I couldn't fight the chill crawling up my spine
01:40That body, incredible
01:41Bro, got any real pics?
01:43Can she do delivery?
01:44Then someone posted a photo
01:46The woman was in a black and white maid outfit
01:49Sprawled limp across a couch
01:52A mask hit her face
01:54So I couldn't make out her features
01:57But my breathing went ragged anyway
02:00The hair color
02:01The little red beauty mark on her chest
02:03Identical to Renee
02:08I was about to zoom in when the photo disappeared
02:11Already tried her out for you boys
02:13Boss is legit
02:14Go for it
02:15The boss replied casually
02:17I just got into fishing lately
02:19Lost interest in riding
02:20Figured I'd share the goods with you guys
02:22I thought about how Renee had been making me fish soup
02:26Every other day
02:27Always insisting I drink every last drop
02:30My stomach lurched
02:33Renee was sweet, devoted
02:35No way she was mixed up in something like this
02:37But then who the hell was this boss?
02:39He clearly wasn't a stranger to her
02:41The messages kept rolling
02:42My scalp tightened
02:44Every word in that chat felt like it was laughing at me for being a fool
02:47Bro, I'll take her
02:48When's a good time to come by?
02:50Someone finally pulled the trigger
02:51Hold on
02:52This kitten is mine
02:53I'll add a hundred
02:54Another one jumped in
02:55Once the bidding started
02:56The group went wild
02:57Even the boss, who'd been playing it cool, got excited
03:00Highest bidder wins
03:02And trust me
03:03She's worth every penny
03:05The men's crude teasing sent the chat into a frenzy
03:07But I felt like I'd fallen into a pit
03:09My skin crawled and I went cold all over
03:11I picked up my phone with shaking hands
03:13Something as simple as a screenshot took me several tries
03:16I was about to confront my wife when someone called Cat Lover posted a bid
03:20Five thousand dollars
03:22But I want delivery
03:24The price shut everyone else up
03:26Then Cat Lover dropped a location pin
03:28Pinewood Apartments
03:30I was still praying this was all in my head
03:32That none of it was real
03:34Then Renee walked out of the bedroom
03:36Babe, I sold that bike we had sitting around
03:39But the buyer can't come get it
03:41I need to run it over to Pinewood Apartments
03:46I froze
03:48Something lodged in my chest and I couldn't breathe no matter how hard I tried
03:51Do you have to go?
03:52My voice shook
03:54I was betting Renee still had some decency left
03:57That she still cared about this family
04:00Babe, what's wrong?
04:04Renee was as gentle as always
04:07Aw, someone's being clingy today
04:09I promise I'll be back before you know it
04:14Renee and I were high school sweethearts
04:16We went from prom to the altar
04:18Even after the wedding, she was just as thoughtful as ever
04:21All our friends said I was the luckiest guy alive
04:24But she just flatly refused my request
04:27And it made my stomach drop
04:29I'm not feeling well
04:30I don't want you to go
04:32I tried again
04:33Renee went quiet for a moment
04:36Babe, did you catch a cold from sleeping with the window open last night?
04:40There's vitamin C in the nightstand drawer
04:41Take one to hold you over
04:43Once I drop off the bike, I'll come right back and take you to the doctor
04:47I couldn't take being played for a fool anymore
04:51Why does it have to be you?
04:54My eyes burned when I snapped at her
04:57Renee hesitated, then quickly explained
05:00The buyer is a young girl with autism
05:02She's finally willing to engage with the outside world
05:04So I want to get it to her as fast as I can
05:07You're usually the most caring person I know
05:10What's going on with you today?
05:11Her tone was perfectly natural
05:14If I didn't know the truth, I probably would have bought it
05:17You're not going to
05:24My voice was flat, but my body was shaking
05:27I couldn't tell if it was rage or heartbreak
05:29A few minutes later, the boss tagged Cat Lover in the group
05:32Bro, really sorry, but there's a transport issue today
05:35Can't do delivery
05:37I'd barely let out a breath of relief when Cat Lover replied
05:40No worries, I can come pick her up
05:42Fair warning though, I like to get creative
05:44Think this bike can handle it?
05:46The boss replied fast
05:47Don't worry about that
05:49As long as you don't break it, I'll cover the aftercare
05:51Their words wrapped around me like barbed wire
05:53Squeezing until I couldn't breathe
05:56Then the boss dropped an address in the group
05:59Oakwood Apartments
06:00My apartment
06:01I was still home
06:03How did he dare?
06:04How was he pulling this off?
06:07I was about to go camp out in the bedroom and guard Renee
06:10When she leaned in and into me on her own
06:12Her right hand reached up and pressed against my forehead
06:15Babe, do you have a fever?
06:18No way
06:19I'm a grown man
06:20I know my own body
06:22Renee pulled the thermometer from the first aid kit
06:25Wiped it carefully with an Alka-Pol alcohol pad
06:28And held it out to me
06:31Let me take your temperature
06:34Under your tongue, two minutes
06:35The smile on her face made my skin crawl
06:39I don't need it
06:40I forced myself to stay calm
06:42But my voice still trembled
06:44I can hear it in your voice
06:46Stop being stubborn
06:47Just put it in your mouth
06:52She sounded so worried
06:53I laughed bitterly to myself
06:55No wonder I'd never seen through her
06:57She was that good
06:58But now, all I knew was that nothing she gave me
07:01Was going anywhere near my mouth
07:02I had to stay sharp
07:03I needed to see who was coming for my wife
07:06Renee sighed
07:07Fine
07:08I'll be honest with you
07:10Last month, you fainted out of nowhere
07:13When you came to, you had a short memory blackout
07:16You seemed fine after that
07:18So I didn't tell you
07:19I didn't want you to panic
07:20She said the most terrifying thing
07:22In the most casual voice
07:23I'd fainted before
07:25I had no memory of it
07:26Rage boiled up inside me
07:28Maybe those photos were taken right next to me
07:30Maybe those men were laughing at me the whole time
07:33I looked at Renee
07:34With nothing but disappointment
07:35And slapped the thermometer out of her hand
07:37The instant it hit the floor
07:39My head spun
07:42My legs buckled
07:43And I went down
07:46When I came to
07:47I was lying on the bed
07:49My whole body ached
07:52I had no idea what happened while I was out
07:57The fear of not knowing
07:58Of being completely helpless
08:00Then I heard Renee outside the door
08:03Talking to someone
08:04Tessa, you can't just bring strangers into our home
08:08She sounded upset
08:10Thank God your brother-in-law was there
08:13If I'd been alone and some random guy walked in
08:15I'd have freaked out
08:18I lay there
08:19Confused
08:21Then I heard Renee's sister Tessa fire back
08:24Ray, the buyer needed the bike
08:26And you wouldn't deliver it
08:28So I brought her family member here to pick it up
08:32When did you get so jumpy?
08:33I'm not jumpy
08:34But I have to ask
08:35Will you please do something about your boyfriend?
08:38He spends every day out fishing instead of with you
08:42What's the point of keeping him around?
08:44I stunned
08:45The bike sale and the fishing had nothing to do with Renee
08:47Had I been wrong about everything?
08:49But that masked woman really did look just like her
08:52Right then, Renee pushed the door open
08:54She saw me staring into space
08:56And leaned in
08:56Pressing a soft kiss to my lips
09:00Good
09:01No fever
09:02Babe, you scared me half to death
09:04Are you still feeling bad?
09:05I glanced at Tessa standing in the doorway
09:07Her eyes cold
09:08The accusations I wanted to hurl at Renee
09:10Jammed in my throat and wouldn't come out
09:12I shook my head slowly
09:14I kept telling myself the woman in that photo wasn't Renee
09:16That at least this time
09:18Cat lover didn't get what he wanted
09:20The next morning
09:21Breakfast was already on the table when I woke up
09:25Three years married
09:26And she'd kept that habit every single day
09:30I took a deep breath
09:31And tried to convince myself
09:32Yesterday was just me reading too much into things
09:35I went to the study to grab my dumbbells
09:39A clump of fur tumbled out of the corner
09:42It's like cat hair
09:43We had never owned a pet
09:47I grabbed my phone
09:50Right then, Cat Lover posted a link in the group
09:53Highlight reel
09:54Free preview
09:55Deleting in one minute
09:58I saved it and tapped it open as fast as I could
10:00What I saw made me slam the phone face down on the table
10:04In the video
10:05A woman lay on the floor of my study
10:07Her body covered in animal fur
10:10On the patches of bare skin showing through
10:12A man was pressing his mouth to her
10:14Greedy and slow
10:16Then the fur slipped from the woman's face
10:19And I saw who it was
10:21My wife
10:27My mind shattered
10:30This meant Renee lied to me yesterday
10:33She'd hidden it so well
10:37If I hadn't stumbled into that group by accident
10:40I would have spent the rest of my life
10:42Believing I was the luckiest man alive
10:44I wanted to confront her right then
10:46But at Cat Lover beat me to it
10:47Tagging the boss
10:48Good stuff
10:49But next time I want delivery
10:51I'll pay extra
10:52The merchandise is secondhand
10:54Transport's a hassle
10:55What's there to worry about?
10:56Your drugs work great
10:57We were loud as hell and nothing happened
10:59Fine
10:59Next time I'll figure out how to bring her to you
11:01Each reply hit like a punch I couldn't block
11:04Then
11:04Someone with a hamster profile picture
11:07Tagged the boss
11:07Hey
11:08When are you free to come walk my dog?
11:10The little guy at home really misses you
11:12The boss replied fast
11:14Tonight
11:17Then a text from Renee
11:20Babe
11:20I have to work late tonight
11:21Don't wait up
11:24My hands shaking
11:25I tapped on the hamster profile
11:27My gut told me it was Renee
11:32Once I accepted the truth
11:33I calmed down fast
11:36Preserving evidence was all that mattered now
11:39I hired a private investigator
11:41Tonight
11:42I was going to find out exactly what kind of dog Renee was walking
11:46The PI's video came soon enough
11:48Renee was on some man's arm
11:50Heading toward a hotel
11:52They kept leaning in
11:53Whispering to each other
11:54Her smile was seductive and brazen
11:57Nothing like the sweet wife I knew
11:59Like a completely different person
12:04I want everything on this man
12:07I sent the message to the PI
12:11After that
12:11The PI kept sending footage
12:14The two of them flirting
12:16Practically hanging off each other
12:20He even got the room number
12:30I saved what I needed
12:31I saved what I needed
12:31And didn't bother chasing after them
12:33I called my lawyer instead
12:45Renee came home at 2am
12:47I was sitting on the couch
12:49Waiting
12:50She saw me and flinched
12:52Then came the soft smile
12:54The playful voice
12:56Babe
12:57Can't sleep without me?
13:00I promise
13:01From now on
13:02You come first
13:03Next time my boss asks me to stay late
13:05I'll tell him to shove it
13:07What a performance
13:12I kept my face blank
13:14And held out the divorce papers
13:19Renee
13:21I want a divorce
13:24She took the papers in disbelief
13:26Flipping through them
13:28Checking if I was serious
13:30I caught a flash of guilt in her eyes
13:33Gone in a second
13:34Replaced by anger
13:35Good
13:36She had no idea what was coming
13:39Babe
13:40What is this?
13:42Her face shifted again
13:43The anger melted into wounded innocence
13:48Is it because I work late?
13:50Her eyes went red
13:51Glassy
13:52Like a helpless kid
13:53Yeah
13:54I nodded
13:57Just because of that?
13:59She stared at me
14:01Refusing to believe it was that simple
14:06Just because of that
14:07I kept my voice even
14:09Gave her nothing
14:10I wanted to see how far she'd take the act
14:13Renee paced the living room
14:16Jake, what the hell is wrong with you?
14:20I bust my ass all day
14:22To come home to this bullshit
14:24You know what your problem is?
14:25You've had it too easy
14:26I do everything for you
14:28And this is how you repay me?
14:31I guess it's true what they say
14:34Give a man too much
14:35And he takes you for granted
14:36I stared at her
14:37This woman had another man inside her three hours ago
14:40And she was standing here telling me I'm the problem
14:44Every muscle in my jaw locked down
14:46It took everything I had not to throw the evidence in her face right there
14:51You done?
14:53Sign the papers
14:58My voice was spent
15:00No normal person could stomach what I'd uncovered in two days
15:04And who knew what else was still waiting
15:07Renee stopped arguing and pulled out her phone
15:15Oh dear Linda
15:16I'm sorry to call this late
15:18The anger I'd been holding down caught fire
15:21Renee!
15:22Are you insane?
15:24Calling my mother at midnight?
15:27We're adults
15:28Stop dragging our parents into every fight
15:30Do you even know what time it is?
15:32No matter how loud I got
15:34She just kept handling her own crisis
15:36Completely deaf to what this was doing to me and my family
15:41Mr. Thornton
15:42Jake's lost his mind
15:43He's trying to force a divorce in the middle of the night
15:46Please come help
15:48Save our family
15:50Her voice cracked with sobs
15:52The other end went dead with a frantic dial tone
15:55Then she made the same call to her own parents
15:59Finished with a hint of smugness
16:03Jake, let's see how you explain this one
16:08She ripped the divorce papers in half
16:10And slammed them on the table
16:11Do you know why I sold the bike?
16:13Why I volunteered for overtime for that pathetic extra pay?
16:17She pulled a box from her jacket and opened it
16:20A watch
16:21It's our third anniversary
16:24And you're asking for a divorce?
16:26I glanced at the watch
16:27She spreads her legs for other men
16:30Then brings me a gift like that
16:32Makes it okay
16:32What am I?
16:34Her cover story?
16:35I let out a cold laugh
16:36Fine
16:37You want an audience?
16:39Let's give them a show
16:40Six people sat in the living room
16:42Every face grim
16:49Linda, I really do love Jake
16:51Can you please talk some sense into him?
16:54Renee collapsed onto the couch next to my mother
16:56Sobbing
16:57Mom trusted me
16:59But three years of Renee playing the perfect wife
17:01Had done its job on her too
17:03What is going on?
17:05She helped Renee up
17:07Then turned to me
17:09Jake
17:11You have a good thing here
17:12Why are you blowing it up?
17:16Renee
17:17Cut the crap
17:18I looked her dead in the eye
17:20Either you sign
17:22Or I file in court
17:23I've got proof you've been cheating
17:25The word landed like a punch
17:27All four parents stared at her
17:31Six years together
17:32Three years married
17:33This woman ironed my shirts
17:35Packed my lunch
17:36Never let me lift a finger at home
17:38I thought that was love
17:40Took me two sleepless nights
17:41To figure out what it really was
17:43A cover
17:44I was her prop
17:45Her alibi
17:46I pulled out my phone
17:47Sent the photos to the family group chat
17:49Didn't say a word
17:50Just held up the screen
17:51See for yourselves
17:53Renee went white
17:54She'd planned for suspicion
17:55About the bike
17:56She'd rehearsed with her sister
17:58But she never planned for hard evidence
18:01She never thought I'd have proof
18:03Of what she did tonight
18:05Frank's hand came out of nowhere
18:06A hard slap across Renee's face
18:09He was a retired teacher
18:11Strict with her since day one
18:13Now he was sitting in front of his in-laws
18:15Looking at photos of his own daughter
18:17With another man
18:18His face was grey
18:21Diane stared at the red marks
18:23Swelling on Renee's cheek
18:24She wanted to say something
18:26But couldn't
18:27I set down a fresh copy of the papers
18:32We're ending this tonight
18:35Babe, it was only once
18:36Renee's voice cracked
18:38I lost my mind
18:40I don't have any feelings for him
18:41It was a mistake
18:42One stupid mistake
18:43Just give me one more chance
18:45Please
18:48I believed there was no love
18:50Between Renee and that man
18:51If there were
18:52She wouldn't be luring others online
18:55But it didn't matter
18:56She'd already let other men have her
18:58And it wasn't just once or twice
19:02Frank shot up from the couch
19:03His face purple
19:06You're done!
19:07You hear me?
19:08If Jake walks out that door
19:10Don't you ever come to us for help
19:12You brought this on yourself
19:19Diane grabbed my hand
19:21Tears streaming
19:22Jake, honey, please
19:24I've never asked you for anything
19:26She knows what she did was wrong
19:29Marriage is hard
19:30People make mistakes
19:32Can you find it in your heart
19:34To give her one more chance?
19:36I never expected her parents
19:38Who'd always seem so level-headed
19:40To close ranks around Renee
19:42The second real trouble hit
19:44I looked at my own parents
19:50Jake, I'm on your side
19:51Always
19:52Mom held my gaze
19:53But don't make any decisions tonight
19:55You're angry
19:57She's hysterical
19:58Sleep on it
20:00I understood what all of them
20:02Were really saying
20:03Nobody wanted to deal
20:05With the fallout
20:05Three years of Renee
20:07Playing the perfect wife
20:08Had done its job
20:10She'd won every single one of them over
20:14Something bitter settled in my chest
20:16I forced a smile
20:18Fine
20:20Let's all wait and see how this goes
20:23Renee was on her knees now
20:24Sobbing so hard
20:26She could barely breathe
20:27Swearing she'd do anything
20:29To make it right
20:30Diane cried watching her
20:31I knew none of them
20:33Actually wanted to fix this
20:34They were managing me
20:39At eight sharp
20:40Someone knocked on the door
20:42Hard and urgent
20:43I opened it
20:44A woman I'd never seen
20:45She blew past me
20:47Grabbed Renee by the hair
20:48And cracked her across the face
20:50You piece of shit
20:51Sleeping with my husband
20:52Walking the dog
20:54The only bitch getting walked is you
20:58Renee's mother screamed
20:59Help!
21:00She's killing her!
21:01Her father grabbed his wife
21:03Panicked but furious
21:04Keep it down
21:06Haven't you embarrassed us enough?
21:08But he still stepped between them
21:09We can talk like adults
21:10No need for this
21:12Talk?
21:14The woman spit it in his face
21:17Your daughter's on my husband
21:18Like a dog in heat
21:20What's there to talk about?
21:22Renee's father had spent his whole life
21:23As a respected educator
21:25People treated him with deference
21:26Now he'd been spit on
21:28And he couldn't say a word
21:29Because his own daughter put him here
21:30The humiliation buckled his legs
21:32And he collapsed onto the couch
21:34Great
21:34The young one cheats
21:36The old one plays victim
21:39What a family
21:40The woman didn't hold back
21:41Not her hands
21:42Not her mouth
21:42A dark satisfaction flickered inside me
21:45Frank!
21:46Her mother rushed to prop up her gasping husband
21:49Crying
21:49Wiping tears
21:51Then she whipped around at me
21:53You called her here, didn't you?
21:54Jake, we've always treated you like our own son
21:56How could you do this to us?
21:58I didn't call anyone
21:59This woman showed up on her own
22:01I'm the victim here
22:02How is any of this my fault?
22:06Her mother screamed at me
22:07Whatever happened, it's a family matter
22:09Why did you have to bring outsiders into it?
22:12If she hurts my daughter
22:14It's all on you
22:16I never expected the mother-in-law
22:17Who'd always doted on me
22:19To turn into this snarling
22:21Wild-eyed stranger
22:22I laughed at myself
22:24Turns out the past few years
22:26Weren't just Renee being fake
22:29Renee exploded
22:30Shoving the woman back
22:32Yeah, I slept with your husband
22:33So what?
22:34The law doesn't even punish affairs
22:36Go ahead!
22:36Kill me if you've got the guts!
22:37Touch me again and I'll go straight to the hospital
22:39I'll document every bruise
22:40And sue you into the ground
22:41Then she whipped around at me
22:43And you, Jake
22:44Walking around all meek and harmless
22:47You're almost 30
22:48And you still only know one move in bed
22:50Who wants to keep riding that?
22:53I work all day
22:54And come home to run this house
22:57I'm tired
22:58I'm bored
22:59I switched things up
23:00So what?
23:03I wasn't going to leave you
23:05Why do you have to blow it up like this?
23:08The room went dead quiet
23:09I could hear my own breathing
23:10She cheats
23:11She lies
23:12And she's standing here
23:14Telling me I'm overreacting
23:15I force down the rage
23:16Boiling in my chest
23:17And step toward her
23:18Say that again
23:22You're a useless piece of shit
23:24You know that?
23:25Renee flinched
23:26And swung at me first
23:27Nails out
23:27Dad was faster
23:28He grabbed her wrist mid-swing
23:30Hey, you don't want to do this!
23:32Get your hands off my daughter!
23:33Diane screamed
23:34The living room exploded
23:36Six people all shouting at once
23:38Three years of playing happy family
23:40Ripped apart in seconds
23:42Then a knock cut through the chaos
23:45Police
23:46Westside precinct
23:47Someone called this in
23:52I opened the door
23:53Two cops took one look at the room
23:55And went still
23:56Renee wiped the blood from her lip
23:58About to play victim
23:59I got there first
24:02Officer
24:02My wife has been drugging me
24:05My voice was steady
24:06My hands weren't
24:09Two days
24:11Two days since I found the first clue
24:13Two days of swallowing the rage
24:15Collecting evidence
24:17Keeping my mouth shut
24:18While my whole world caved in
24:20Nobody had any idea
24:22What that cost me
24:24I handed them everything
24:25The blood work from the hospital
24:27The videos
24:28The photos
24:29The fur
24:30All of it
24:32Jake, what are you saying?
24:34Mom grabbed my arm
24:35I didn't look at her
24:37I kept my eyes on the officers
24:39They were the only people in this room
24:40They were the only people in this room I trusted
24:41Mom leaned in to see what they were holding
24:45Then her face went white
24:47And she let out a sound I'd never heard from her before
24:50What is this?
24:52She was shaking me now
24:54Jake, what is this?
24:56I turned to Renee
24:57She hadn't moved
24:58Hadn't breathed
24:58White as a ghost
24:59She drugged me unconscious
25:01And leather men
25:01Into our home
25:02I was lying right there
25:04Right next to her
25:05Like a piece of furniture
25:07My jaw was so tight
25:08It hurt
25:12The officers moved toward Renee
25:14She collapsed at my feet
25:18Jake, please
25:19Tell them you said yes
25:23Tell them it was consensual
25:25He was paying $3,000 a session
25:27That's more than a month of my salary
25:31I'm scum
25:33She grabbed at my legs
25:35Never should have brought anyone home
25:38I got greedy
25:39I'm sorry
25:40Frank and Diane said nothing
25:42They'd seen the videos
25:43An officer pulled out the cuffs
25:45And shook his head
25:46Lady, this is a new one
25:48Even for us
25:49Even with her wrists locked
25:50Renee lunged for my shirt
25:52Jake, I'm begging you
25:53Just tell them you knew
25:56Just say you were okay with it
25:58And this whole thing goes away
25:59I looked down at her
26:00Even now
26:01With cops in the room
26:03All she cared about
26:04Was her own skin
26:05When she saw
26:06I wasn't giving her a thing
26:07Renee lost it
26:08All I did was sell some stuff online
26:10You can't arrest me for that
26:12The other woman let out a laugh
26:14Save your breath
26:15My husband folded
26:16The second I threatened
26:17To cut him off
26:19Told me everything
26:21Enjoy your cell
26:23Trash
26:24She picked up the watch
26:25From the table
26:28Officer, this is mine
26:30Five thousand dollars
26:31I have the receipt
26:32She stole it from my house
26:34Add that to the list
26:35A week later
26:37Renee's lawyer reached out to mine
26:38With a deal
26:40Full cooperation on the divorce
26:42In exchange for me
26:43Not filing civil damages
26:45On top of the criminal case
26:49I told my lawyer two words
26:51Not happening
26:52The divorce went through fast
26:54Three years of marriage
26:56Clear fault on her side
26:57The judge barely hesitated
27:00I got the bulk of the assets
27:01And owed no alimony
27:03Renee's hand shook
27:04The entire time she signed
27:07She probably figured
27:08Giving it all up
27:09Would buy her leniency
27:10But the criminal case
27:11Wasn't mine to drop
27:12At the trial
27:13Tessa's boyfriend
27:14The boss from the group
27:15Threw Renee under the bus
27:16To save himself
27:16He stood at the witness stand
27:18Calm as anything
27:19It was all her idea
27:20She came to me
27:21And asked if I knew
27:22How to get the drugs
27:22She bought them herself online
27:24She told me she calculated the dose
27:25Said it wouldn't cause any harm
27:27She's the one who put it
27:28In the soup every time
27:29She told me 15 minutes
27:30And he'd be out cold
27:31She picked the location
27:32Her own apartment
27:33Her husband lying right there
27:35She said it was the safest way
27:36No hotels
27:37No trails
27:38No risk of getting caught
27:39She laughed about it
27:41Said her husband was too stupid
27:42To ever figure it out
27:43Said he'd wake up
27:44And not remember a thing
27:45Renee screamed from the defendant's stand
27:49He's lying
27:50He made me do all of it
27:51He's the one who set everything up
27:56Nobody looked at her
27:58I did
27:59For a second
28:00I knew Renee
28:01She couldn't even pass
28:02High school chemistry
28:05There's no way she calculated
28:07Drug doses on her own
28:10That piece of shit
28:11Was feeding her to the wolves
28:12To save his own skin
28:14But I sat there
28:15And said nothing
28:16She was in that room
28:18She let it happen
28:20She had men in our bed
28:21While I was lying there
28:22Like a corpse
28:24Whether she mixed the soup
28:25Or he did
28:25She still handed me
28:26The bowl with a smile
28:28So I kept my mouth shut
28:31Renee got four years
28:32Drug facilitate assault
28:34Illegal sex
28:34Tray legal prophetizing
28:35The boss got three and a half
28:37The day the verdict came down
28:38The bail office cuffed Renee
28:39And walked her out
28:39She turned and looked at me
28:40I looked right back
28:41Frank and Diane
28:42The people who once called me son
28:44Now treated me like I was the one
28:45Who destroyed their family
28:46They either crossed the street
28:48When they saw me
28:48Or stared at me
28:49Like I was dirt
28:50Like I was the criminal
28:52Renee sent a letter
28:53From inside
28:53A few weeks later
28:55Said she regretted everything
28:56Said it started as curiosity
28:58And she couldn't stop
28:59I didn't write back
29:01Then
29:02The day my final divorce papers
29:03Came through
29:04A buddy texted me
29:05Jake
29:06Get online
29:07Right now
29:07Your video is everywhere
29:09My stomach dropped
29:10I clicked the link
29:11My study
29:12My floor
29:12I was lying there on my back
29:14Face up
29:14Mouth half open
29:15Completely unconscious
29:16Like a corpse on display
29:17Three feet away on the couch
29:18Renee was wrapped around another man
29:20Someone had slapped subtitles
29:21And meme stickers all over it
29:22Bros out cold
29:23Wife's going wild
29:24Roommate of the year
29:25Zero interruptions
29:26Now that's a bedside partner
29:27Lying beside the bed
29:30The comments were exactly
29:32What you'd expect
29:33Is this guy brain dead?
29:35His wife's moaning
29:37Three feet away
29:37And he can't hear it?
29:39Deserves it
29:40A pus over like that
29:42Should wear horns for life
29:44I read every single one
29:47My hands went cold
29:48Then hot
29:49I hurled the phone
29:51Across the room
29:53It smashed against the wall
29:54And dropped in pieces
29:57Stood there
29:58Chest heaving
29:58Knuckles white
29:59Rage
30:00The kind with nowhere to go
30:02Then a message from Tessa
30:03Jake
30:04If it weren't for you
30:05My sister wouldn't be locked up
30:06My parents wouldn't be afraid
30:07To leave their house
30:08You destroyed my family
30:10The whole internet's laughing at you
30:11A guy whose wife got raked
30:13Right next to him
30:14And didn't even know
30:15And you had the nerve
30:16To call the cops
30:17I grabbed the phone off the floor
30:19Typed back with steady hands
30:21You leaked the video
30:23Well let's say
30:24Plenty of people wanted to watch you burn
30:26Something clicked into place
30:28The humiliation burnt off
30:31What was left underneath
30:32Was cold and clear
30:34I screenshot every message
30:36Sent them to the police
30:37Puss over
30:38That's what they wanted me to be
30:40The joke everyone gets to laugh at
30:43Fuck that
30:44I was drugged
30:46I didn't choose shit
30:48You people wanna laugh?
30:50Go ahead
30:50But I promise you
30:52I'm the last man you'll ever laugh at
30:53I barely got home from the station
30:55When I saw it
30:56Spray paint all over my front door
30:58Even the neighbor's side piece
31:00Does better than you
31:01Wife screaming next to you
31:02And you can't hear?
31:04Heaviest sleeper in the building
31:05Fur on the ground
31:09I knew exactly who did this
31:15A few neighbors stood at the far end of the hallway
31:19They saw me and flinched
31:21Then pulled out their phones
31:23Pretending not to look
31:25I could see their mouths twitching
31:28I wanted to walk over and ask them
31:30What was so fucking funny
31:32Instead I grabbed a bucket from inside
31:34Walked back out under those stairs
31:36And scrubbed the words off one by one
31:39When I got to the heaviest sleeper in the building
31:42My hands stopped
31:44I stared at it for a few seconds
31:46Then I gritted my teeth
31:48And kept scrubbing
31:50Remember this feeling
31:53Use it
31:56First thing next morning
31:58I pulled the security footage from building management
32:01And brought it to the cops
32:05Then I sat down and made a plan
32:08I created a burner account
32:10Cat photo for the profile pic
32:12Sent cat lover a friend request
32:15The second he accepted
32:16I got straight to it
32:18My little kitty won't behave
32:20What do I do?
32:21Cat lover fired back a string of videos
32:25Every single one was him torturing animals
32:28Things that don't behave need to be punished
32:31My stomach turned
32:32But I saved every clip
32:35Then I pushed further
32:38Bro, I'm talking about a person
32:41Long silence
32:43Then one more video
32:48My private collection
32:49Wasn't planning to share
32:51But a certain animal's been acting up lately
32:53So I figured
32:54Everyone should see what happens to it
32:56That last line put ice in my veins
32:58If not for Rene
32:59I never would have crossed paths
33:01With a psycho like this
33:03But I was already in
33:04No turning back
33:08So what's the plan?
33:10I want in
33:15He replied fast
33:18Nice to meet a kindred spirit
33:21Tomorrow night
33:22Oakwood Apartments
33:26The conversation was short
33:28But by the end
33:29My clothes were soaked through
33:30With cold sweat
33:31I called the cops that night
33:33Told them everything
33:34Showed them the videos
33:35The chat logs
33:36The address he'd given me
33:37They said they'd handle it
33:39The next night
33:40I sat in the living room
33:41With the lights off
33:42Eyes on the front door
33:44Fists balled so tight
33:46My nails bit into my palms
33:48At one in the morning
33:49A knock
33:50Three slow taps
33:52My heart slammed against my ribs
33:54Then
33:54From the stairwell
33:56Freeze!
33:56Hands where we can see them!
33:57Cat lover thrashed and screamed
33:58Get off me you stupid pigs!
34:01They booked him that night
34:02Searched his place
34:04Found a stockpile of sick material
34:06And records of everyone
34:07He'd ever dealt with
34:08Cat lover was a founding member
34:10Of the group
34:10His files gave cops
34:12Everything they needed
34:13Dozens went down in the sweep
34:15Both Walsh sisters behind bars
34:17Frank and Diane sold the house
34:19And disappeared
34:19Didn't say goodbye
34:21Maybe Rennie and I
34:22Could have had a normal life
34:23That was gone now
34:24That weekend
34:25I cleaned out the apartment
34:26Her clothes
34:27Her makeup
34:28Her shit
34:29Boxed it all up for Diane to collect
34:31Bottom of the bookshelf
34:32I found my old journal
34:33Almost tossed it
34:34But something made me flip it open
34:36Asked Renn what she wanted for dinner
34:38She said anything
34:39Took her to that burger place anyway
34:41She ate two whole patties
34:43Damn
34:43She fell asleep on my shoulder
34:45On the bus today
34:46Didn't move for 40 minutes
34:48My arm went dead
34:49Worth it
34:50Graduation next month
34:51Everyone's breaking up
34:52Not us
34:53No fucking way
34:54My handwriting
34:55Felt like reading a dead man's words
34:57Last page
34:57A folded piece of paper slipped out
34:59I picked it up
35:00Unfolded it
35:01Bitcoin account
35:04Login and password
35:08Next to it
35:09In my own hand
35:10I'm going to work my ass off
35:11And give my future wife
35:12The best life there is
35:14My future wife
35:15I wrote that
35:16Thinking of Rennie
35:17Funny how that turned out
35:18I opened my laptop
35:19Page loaded
35:20Balance popped up
35:22Five Bitcoin
35:23Over a hundred grand each
35:25Half a million dollars
35:26Sitting in a debt account
35:27I laughed
35:29Couldn't help it
35:30All those years
35:31I was saving for her future
35:32She was drugging me
35:34And selling access
35:35To my own bed
35:37I boxed up her shit that night
35:38And never looked back
35:39Didn't cash out all at once
35:41Sold in batches
35:42Put the money to work
35:43Half a million's nothing
35:44If you're stupid with it
35:45Enrolled in an MBA
35:46Learned how money actually moves
35:48Took that capital
35:49And started a tech consulting firm
35:51With a buddy
35:52Nothing flashy
35:53But three years in
35:54We were clearing
35:55Two million a year
35:59Moved out of the old place
36:02Bought a house
36:04New car
36:05Not showing off
36:08Just done living in the wreckage
36:10Three years later
36:11I met Stella
36:12Through a partner company
36:15Two years of dating
36:16Before I told her everything
36:18Figured if it scared her off
36:21Better to know now
36:23She didn't flinch
36:25She pulled me closer
36:26So that's why you never let anyone in
36:30Jake that doesn't scare me
36:31It makes me want to be the one you trust
36:35She meant it too
36:38She backed every business decision I made
36:41Without hesitation
36:43Never second guessed me
36:46Never tried to control the money
36:48When I came late from client dinners
36:50She'd leave a light on
36:51And never once asked to check my phone
37:00Two months before the wedding
37:02We were at the grocery store
37:04Going over the reception menu
37:06Arguing about appetizers
37:10She dragged me down the snack aisle
37:13Tossing stuff in the cart
37:14Talking about stocking up for kids
37:16That didn't exist yet
37:18I was smiling so happy
37:20At the checkout
37:22I loaded everything onto the belt
37:24Looked up at the cashier
37:26I stopped dead
37:27She stopped dead too
37:29It's Renee
37:36She'd gotten thin
37:39Uniform hanging off her
37:40Like it was two sizes too big
37:42Hair pulled back messy
37:44No makeup
37:46She looked nothing like the woman I married
37:51I found out later
37:52She couldn't land a job after getting out
37:59Criminal record killed every application
38:01Over a hundred resumes
38:03All dead on arrival
38:10Her parents sold the house and left town
38:15She had nobody
38:19Cheapest room she could find
38:21Sharing with three strangers
38:33This grocery store gig
38:36Was all she could get
38:40Renee kept her head down
38:41And started scanning
38:43Hands shaking
38:44Dropped my stuff twice
38:47Stella nudged me
38:48What's wrong?
38:51Nothing
38:51Renee's hands shook harder
38:54At the sound of my voice
38:56Probably wondering
38:57Who was standing next to me
38:58She scanned the last item
39:01Head still down
39:06That'll be 7380
39:07Voice shot
39:08Nothing like the girl
39:10Who used to call me babe
39:11I paid and grabbed the bags
39:13Took two steps
39:16Stopped
39:16Not sympathy
39:17I just wanted her to know
39:19I turned around
39:21She looked up
39:22Fear
39:22Shame
39:25And something desperate
39:27In her eyes
39:28Renee
39:28Yeah
39:29I'm getting married
39:31Her lips shook
39:32Nothing came out
39:33Stella came back
39:34And took my hand
39:35Babe let's go
39:44Our wedding day
39:46Stella and I stood in the biggest church
39:48In the city
39:48A grand ceremony
39:50Wall to wall
39:52Every guest was either wealthy
39:54Or powerful
39:55And in the corner
39:56I spotted a familiar face
39:58Renee
40:00Congratulations
40:01Jake
40:01Her voice was hollow
40:03Eyes full of self-loathing
40:05A memory flashed
40:06Renee and I
40:08Hand in hand
40:09At the farmer's market
40:11Side by side
40:12In the kitchen
40:13Cooking dinner
40:14Then the image cracked apart
40:16In its place
40:17Renee grinning in the dark
40:19Pouring drugs into my mouth
40:22I frowned
40:24Her eyes went red
40:28I'm sorry
40:29I'm so sorry
40:31You shouldn't be here Renee
40:32This is my life now
40:34You don't get to be part of it
40:36But I
40:37Her voice could barely hold
40:39I miss you
40:40I think about you all the time
40:42Not my problem
40:44I held her gaze
40:47You don't get to show up
40:49At my wedding
40:49And make this about you
40:51Stella appeared at my side
40:53Walk away
40:54Now
40:55I won't ask twice
40:56I'd never seen her like that
40:58But right then
40:58I knew I picked the right woman
41:00Before Renee could speak
41:01Diane rushed over
41:02And grabbed her arm
41:03Come on honey
41:04Let's go
41:07Renee stared at me
41:11Eyes red and wet
41:13Raised her right hand
41:14Pinky out
41:15Jake do you remember
41:17What we promised each other
41:18Back in campus
41:22Stella squeezed my hand tighter
41:26Senior year
41:27The courtyard outside the dorms
41:29Full of couples crying
41:31Through graduation breakups
41:37I promised Renee
41:39No matter what happens
41:41We don't give up on each other
41:44I held out my pinky like an idiot
41:46Pinky swear
41:49After that
41:53Everything clicked
41:54Met the parents
41:59Got a place
42:01Got married
42:03Smooth ride all the way
42:04Maybe that was the problem
42:06It was too easy
42:10She got comfortable
42:12And thought I was too whipped
42:13To ever walk away
42:14I remembered the first time
42:16I saw those photos
42:17In the group
42:20The rage that hit me
42:22The disgust
42:25Like my chest was caving in
42:27I looked at Renee
42:28Her eyes begging
42:29Hands still out
42:30Pinky raised
42:31Waiting
42:32Get over with it
42:34You promised
42:35You said you'd never give up on me
42:37I know I messed up
42:38Just take me back
42:40Please
42:41She could barely get the words out
42:43Between sobs
42:44I was done listening
42:46I took Stella's hand
42:47And walked
42:53As I passed her
42:55Renee grabbed my wrist
43:04Let go
43:08Stella peeled Renee's fingers
43:09Off my wrist
43:11He's mine now
43:14I put my arm around Stella
43:16And walked
43:21Didn't look back
43:39We got in the car
43:41And I started the engine
43:41One last glance
43:43In the rear view
43:43Renee still standing there
43:45Diane holding her arm
43:47Two small figures
43:48Against that big church
43:51Stella's hand found mine
43:53You okay?
43:55Yeah
43:56I put my eyes on the road
43:57The old journal sat in the box
43:59On the passenger seat
44:00Not because I was holding on
44:02Because I wanted the reminder
44:05I made that promise years ago
44:09Give my wife the best life I could
44:17I kept it
44:21Just gave it to the right woman
44:23This time
44:29Stella ran her fingers
44:30Over my knuckles
44:36You know I'm ovulating today, right?
44:38Just saying
44:45She raised an eyebrow
44:47I swallowed
44:48Well then we better not waste any time
44:51The engine roared
44:52We tore down the street
44:54Toward home
44:55Toward everything I'd earned
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