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00:00:00My husband's best friend since childhood, Vanessa Brooks, claimed to be severely nearsighted.

00:00:04At dinner with a group of friends, she dropped straight into my husband's lap.

00:00:07Oh my god, Claire, I'm so sorry.

00:00:09My eyesight is terrible.

00:00:11I honestly thought the chair was empty.

00:00:12The $150,000 wedding gown I had chosen was shredded while I was away.

00:00:17When I confronted her,

00:00:18Claire, I can barely tell clothes apart without my contacts.

00:00:21It was white, so I thought it was one of the new cleaning rags.

00:00:24Her severe nearsightedness became an all-purpose excuse.

00:00:28She wore my husband's shirts.

00:00:30She slept in my husband's bed.

00:00:31Then, when I was nine months pregnant and rolling on the floor in agony,

00:00:35I called Ethan for help.

00:00:36Vanessa secretly ended the call.

00:00:38Oops, I couldn't read the caller, Sidey.

00:00:40I thought it was a telemarketer.

00:00:41I bled to death before anyone came.

00:00:43My baby died with me.

00:00:44When I opened my eyes again,

00:00:46I was back at the dinner where Vanessa had sat on Ethan's lap.

00:00:48She was still cooing.

00:00:49I really thought nobody was sitting there.

00:00:51I picked up the cup of scalding hot tea beside me

00:00:54and threw it in her face without hesitation.

00:00:56Oh, I'm so sorry.

00:00:58I was just diagnosed with early offset Parkinson's.

00:01:01I can't control my hands.

00:01:02You don't mind, do you?

00:01:05The scalding tea splashed across Vanessa's chest.

00:01:09Claire Bennett, have you lost your mind?

00:01:11Vanessa made an innocent mistake because she couldn't see

00:01:13and you threw boiling water on her!

00:01:15I told you, I have Parkinson's.

00:01:18My hands shake.

00:01:19I can't control them.

00:01:23Claire, I know you don't like me,

00:01:25but I really am severely nearsighted.

00:01:27I forgot my contacts, so I sat in the wrong place.

00:01:29If you don't want me here, I'll leave.

00:01:31Claire, you're being ridiculously petty.

00:01:33Vanessa and Ethan have known each other since kindergarten,

00:01:35so she sat on his lap for one second.

00:01:37Who cares?

00:01:38Her prescription is minus eight.

00:01:40She didn't do it on purpose.

00:01:42And now you're pretending to have Parkinson's?

00:01:44You're barely 30.

00:01:45Who do you expect to believe that?

00:01:46I grabbed the platter of spicy shrimp pasta

00:01:48that had just arrived.

00:01:49I dumped the whole thing,

00:01:50creamy spicy sauce and all,

00:01:52over the man who had just spoken.

00:01:53Oops.

00:01:54My hand shook again.

00:01:55He stared at his ruined $15,000 suit,

00:01:58then jumped up cursing

00:01:59as he desperately brushed chilies and peppercorns

00:02:01off the fabric.

00:02:02The room went silent.

00:02:04Are you finished?

00:02:05Apologize to Vanessa and Derek right now!

00:02:07I slapped him across the face.

00:02:10Tremor.

00:02:11Couldn't help it.

00:02:12Ethan covered his cheek

00:02:13and stared at me in disbelief.

00:02:15Ethan, please don't blame Claire.

00:02:17This is all my fault.

00:02:18If I were completely blind,

00:02:20I wouldn't keep upsetting her

00:02:21and the two of you wouldn't fight because of me.

00:02:24If you're that blind,

00:02:25I'll take you to an ophthalmologist right now.

00:02:27Ethan, you can take me to neurology.

00:02:28My Parkinson's clearly needs immediate treatment.

00:02:31Claire, don't push it.

00:02:32I pulled out my phone and called 911.

00:02:35Hi, we're in the private dining room

00:02:37at the Wellington.

00:02:37One person has been scalded,

00:02:39another is hyperventilating over a ruined suit,

00:02:41and we have a visually impaired woman

00:02:42who apparently can't tell a grown man

00:02:44from an empty chair.

00:02:45We need an ambulance.

00:02:48I ended the call,

00:02:49pulled out my chair,

00:02:50and sat down.

00:02:51The ambulance took Vanessa to a hospital downtown.

00:02:54Ethan rode with her.

00:02:55The rest of us followed.

00:02:56At the emergency room,

00:02:57I complained about my tremors

00:02:58until a neurology resident evaluated me

00:03:00and ordered follow-up testing.

00:03:02Once the burn team dressed Vanessa's chest,

00:03:04I carried my paperwork

00:03:04to the hospital's urgent eye clinic.

00:03:06Vanessa was leaning against Ethan,

00:03:08whimpering about the burn.

00:03:09I walked over and yanked her out of his arms.

00:03:12Doctor, fit her with the thickest glasses

00:03:14her actual prescription requires

00:03:15and make the frames impossible to miss.

00:03:18Her myopia is significant,

00:03:19but modern high-index lenses

00:03:21can correct it without being unusually thick.

00:03:23She mistook a six-foot man

00:03:24for an empty chair and sat down on him.

00:03:27If the prescription isn't the problem,

00:03:28then perhaps we should discuss

00:03:29why she keeps behaving as if she's blind.

00:03:31I won't wear glasses!

00:03:32They make me look hideous!

00:03:33Ethan, help me!

00:03:34That's enough, Claire.

00:03:36Vanessa cares about her appearance,

00:03:37so she normally wears contacts.

00:03:39She just forgot them today.

00:03:40I pulled a bottle of industrial-strength superglue.

00:03:42You don't want glasses?

00:03:44Fine.

00:03:44I'll glue the connex to your eyeballs,

00:03:46then you'll never forget them again.

00:03:48No!

00:03:49You're insane!

00:03:53Parkinson's.

00:03:54Nothing I can do.

00:03:55Ethan shook with rage.

00:03:56He tore off the expensive jacket

00:03:57and threw it in the trash.

00:03:58Use her real prescription.

00:04:00Put it in thick black frames

00:04:01and make sure she leaves with them on.

00:04:03If she walks out unable to identify furniture,

00:04:05I'll file a patient safety complaint.

00:04:08The doctor looked exhausted,

00:04:10but the prescription itself

00:04:11was medically appropriate.

00:04:12He sent us to the optical shop

00:04:13across the lobby

00:04:14for temporary lenses

00:04:15and heavy black frames.

00:04:17Half an hour later,

00:04:18the glasses sat on Vanessa's face.

00:04:19She looked in the mirror

00:04:20and burst into tears.

00:04:21I walked over and slacked

00:04:23the remaining superglue

00:04:24onto the counter.

00:04:25If you take those glasses off,

00:04:27I'll glue them to the bridge of your nose.

00:04:28Vanessa clutched the frames.

00:04:30She was too frightened

00:04:31even to cry out loud.

00:04:32When we got home,

00:04:33I locked Ethan outside.

00:04:34He pounded on the door.

00:04:35Claire, open this door!

00:04:37I don't feel right

00:04:38leaving Vanessa alone at a hotel.

00:04:40She can't see.

00:04:42I need to grab some things

00:04:43and go take care of her!

00:04:46Go ahead.

00:04:48But if you leave,

00:04:49don't come back.

00:04:50The hallway went quiet.

00:04:52I knew Ethan would not dare walk away.

00:04:53My father's family trust

00:04:54had provided the seed money

00:04:56for Ethan's company

00:04:57and still controlled

00:04:57its main line of credit.

00:04:58With me taking this hard a line,

00:05:00Ethan knew that if he openly

00:05:01turned against me,

00:05:02the trust could freeze

00:05:03his financing by morning.

00:05:04The next day,

00:05:05I had the locks changed

00:05:06before I went to work.

00:05:07I came home early that afternoon.

00:05:09The moment I opened the door,

00:05:10I saw Vanessa wandering

00:05:11around my living room

00:05:12in an oversized white garment,

00:05:13her bare legs on full display.

00:05:15The thick glasses were gone.

00:05:16As soon as she saw me,

00:05:17she arranged her face

00:05:18into a look of panic.

00:05:19Claire, please don't misunderstand.

00:05:20I couldn't see

00:05:21and I thought this was mine.

00:05:23I studied what she was wearing.

00:05:24It was a limited edition

00:05:25silk couture dress

00:05:26that had cost me $15,000.

00:05:28I had deliberately hung it

00:05:29in Ethan's closet.

00:05:30Not only had she put it on,

00:05:31but she had cut the hem short.

00:05:33I crossed the room

00:05:34and slapped her.

00:05:34Vanessa fell onto the couch.

00:05:37Claire!

00:05:37What gives you the right to hit me?

00:05:39I pointed at the dress.

00:05:42Your eyes don't work

00:05:43and neither do your hands.

00:05:45That's a limited edition

00:05:45couture dress.

00:05:46How did you mistake it

00:05:47for a man's shirt?

00:05:48She held her cheek,

00:05:49her eyes swimming with tears.

00:05:50I honestly couldn't tell.

00:05:52The cut looked like

00:05:52something Ethan would wear.

00:05:54I nodded.

00:05:54Fine.

00:05:55The bedroom door

00:05:56stood wide open.

00:05:57You couldn't tell.

00:05:58Then what were you doing

00:05:58in the primary bedroom?

00:06:00My bed was a-

00:06:00I pulled her over

00:06:01to see her masterpiece.

00:06:03I was exhausted.

00:06:05The hallway was blurry

00:06:07and I opened the wrong door.

00:06:10Don't be mad, Claire.

00:06:13I'll wash the sheets right now.

00:06:15I turned toward the kitchen,

00:06:16summoned my Parkinson's,

00:06:18and came back with a chef's knife

00:06:19trembling in my hand.

00:06:20Vanessa screamed and scrambled

00:06:21toward the front door.

00:06:23She dropped to the floor.

00:06:25Since you love wearing my clothes,

00:06:27let me improve the design for you.

00:06:29The blade flashed down

00:06:30and sliced through the back of the dress.

00:06:32Vanessa shrieked

00:06:32and covered her chest.

00:06:33I dragged her into the hallway

00:06:35and threw her out.

00:06:36Get out.

00:06:37She stood barefoot in the hall,

00:06:39barely covered by torn silk.

00:06:41I shut the door.

00:06:41When Ethan came home that night,

00:06:43he found Vanessa

00:06:43shivering in the hallway,

00:06:45wrapped in an old coat

00:06:46borrowed from a neighbor.

00:06:47He stormed into the apartment

00:06:48and pointed in my face.

00:06:49Claire Bennett,

00:06:50you're vicious.

00:06:51Vanessa walked into the wrong room

00:06:53and put on the wrong clothes,

00:06:54so you threw her out half naked?

00:06:56How is she supposed

00:06:57to face anyone after this?

00:06:59I sat on the couch,

00:07:00filing my nails.

00:07:01She's severely nearsighted,

00:07:02isn't she?

00:07:03Even if people stare at her,

00:07:04she can't see them.

00:07:05What's the problem?

00:07:05Ethan grabbed a glass

00:07:07from the table

00:07:07and hurled it to the floor.

00:07:09You will apologize to Vanessa

00:07:11and you will let her stay here.

00:07:12I set down the nail file

00:07:13and stood.

00:07:17Did you forget

00:07:18who paid for this apartment?

00:07:19I bought it before we married

00:07:20and my name is the only one

00:07:22on the deed.

00:07:22It's my separate property.

00:07:24I decide who stays

00:07:25and who goes.

00:07:25You don't get a vote.

00:07:26Ethan's face darkened.

00:07:28I'm your husband.

00:07:30I have every right to decide

00:07:31who lives in our home.

00:07:34Say one more word

00:07:35and you'll be homeless too.

00:07:36His jaw tightened

00:07:37but he said nothing.

00:07:38He turned around,

00:07:39led Vanessa away

00:07:40and checked them both

00:07:41into a hotel.

00:07:42Vanessa disappeared

00:07:42for the next few days.

00:07:43I knew she was not finished.

00:07:45In my first life,

00:07:46this was when she destroyed

00:07:47the $150,000 wedding gown

00:07:49I had chosen

00:07:49for our ceremony.

00:07:50Our wedding celebration

00:07:51was scheduled

00:07:52for the following month.

00:07:53This time,

00:07:54I had the real gown

00:07:54placed in a secure vault.

00:07:56Then I bought

00:07:56a flimsy white bridal dress

00:07:57for $20 at a thrift store.

00:07:59I put it together

00:08:00with Ethan's

00:08:00most treasured possession,

00:08:01a rare signed jersey

00:08:02that had cost him $45,000 at auction.

00:08:05I sealed both inside

00:08:06an expensive opaque garment bag

00:08:07and hung it

00:08:08where my gown had been.

00:08:09I coated the inside of the bag

00:08:10and both garments

00:08:11with extra strength itching powder

00:08:12from a novelty supplier.

00:08:14That weekend,

00:08:15Ethan used the excuse

00:08:16of picking up some files

00:08:17to bring Vanessa home.

00:08:18I pretended to leave

00:08:19for a shopping trip,

00:08:20then hid in a blind spot

00:08:20in the stairwell.

00:08:21My phone was connected

00:08:22to the cameras

00:08:23inside the apartment.

00:08:24On the screen,

00:08:25Vanessa watched me leave

00:08:26and immediately slipped

00:08:26into the guest room.

00:08:27To make sure

00:08:28she ruined the gown completely,

00:08:29she closed her eyes

00:08:30and began cutting

00:08:31and tearing through

00:08:31the garment bag.

00:08:32The cheap white fabric

00:08:33shredded easily.

00:08:34She was enjoying herself

00:08:35so much

00:08:35that she never noticed

00:08:36the blue jersey

00:08:37being cut into strips

00:08:38along with it.

00:08:39The powder coated

00:08:39her hands and clothes.

00:08:40Once she finished,

00:08:41she hurried out of the room

00:08:42with guilt written

00:08:43all over her face.

00:08:44Within minutes,

00:08:44she began squirming

00:08:45and scratching her arms

00:08:46and neck.

00:08:46I took my time

00:08:47opening the front door.

00:08:49My husband's best friend

00:08:51since childhood,

00:08:52Vanessa Brooks,

00:08:52claimed to be

00:08:53severely nearsighted.

00:08:54At dinner with a group

00:08:55of friends,

00:08:55she dropped straight

00:08:56into my husband's lap.

00:08:57Oh my God,

00:08:58Claire,

00:08:58I'm so sorry.

00:08:59My eyesight is terrible.

00:09:01I honestly thought

00:09:01the chair was empty.

00:09:02The $150,000 wedding gown

00:09:04I had chosen

00:09:05was shredded

00:09:06while I was away.

00:09:07When I confronted her,

00:09:08Claire,

00:09:09I can barely tell clothes

00:09:10apart without my contacts.

00:09:11It was white,

00:09:12so I thought it was

00:09:13one of the new

00:09:13cleaning rags.

00:09:14Her severe nearsightedness

00:09:16became an all-purpose excuse.

00:09:18She wore my husband's shirts.

00:09:19She slept in my husband's bed.

00:09:21Then,

00:09:22when I was nine months pregnant

00:09:23and rolling on the floor

00:09:24in agony,

00:09:25I called Ethan for help.

00:09:26Vanessa secretly

00:09:27ended the call.

00:09:28Oops.

00:09:28I couldn't read

00:09:29the caller sidey.

00:09:30I thought it was

00:09:30a telemarketer.

00:09:31I bled to death

00:09:32before anyone came.

00:09:33My baby died with me.

00:09:34When I opened my eyes again,

00:09:36I was back at the dinner

00:09:36where Vanessa had sat

00:09:37on Ethan's lap.

00:09:38She was still cooing.

00:09:39I really thought

00:09:40nobody was sitting there.

00:09:41I picked up the cup

00:09:42of scalding hot tea

00:09:43beside me

00:09:44and threw it in her face

00:09:45without hesitation.

00:09:46Oh,

00:09:46I'm so sorry.

00:09:48I was just diagnosed

00:09:49with early offset Parkinson's.

00:09:51I can't control my hands.

00:09:52You don't mind,

00:09:53do you?

00:09:55The scalding tea

00:09:56splashed across

00:09:57Vanessa's chest.

00:09:58Claire Bennett,

00:09:59have you lost your mind?

00:10:01Vanessa made an innocent mistake

00:10:02because she couldn't see

00:10:03and you threw

00:10:04boiling water on her!

00:10:05I told you.

00:10:07I have Parkinson's.

00:10:08My hands shake.

00:10:09I can't control them.

00:10:13Claire,

00:10:14I know you don't like me,

00:10:15but I really am

00:10:16severely nearsighted.

00:10:17I forgot my contacts,

00:10:18so I sat in the wrong place.

00:10:19If you don't want me here,

00:10:21I'll leave.

00:10:21Claire,

00:10:22you're being ridiculously petty.

00:10:23Vanessa and Ethan

00:10:24have known each other

00:10:25since kindergarten,

00:10:25so she sat on his lap

00:10:26for one second.

00:10:27Who cares?

00:10:28Her prescription

00:10:29is minus eight.

00:10:30She didn't do it on purpose.

00:10:32And now you're pretending

00:10:33to have Parkinson's?

00:10:34You're barely 30.

00:10:35Who do you expect

00:10:35to believe that?

00:10:36I grabbed the platter

00:10:37of spicy shrimp pasta

00:10:38that had just arrived.

00:10:39I dumped the whole thing,

00:10:40creamy spicy sauce and all,

00:10:42over the man

00:10:42who had just spoken.

00:10:43Oops.

00:10:44My hand shook again.

00:10:45He stared at his ruined

00:10:46$15,000 suit,

00:10:48then jumped up cursing

00:10:49as he desperately brushed

00:10:50chilies and peppercorns

00:10:51off the fabric.

00:10:52The room went silent.

00:10:54Are you finished?

00:10:55Apologize to Vanessa and Derek

00:10:56right now!

00:10:57I slapped him

00:10:58across the face.

00:11:00Tremor.

00:11:01Couldn't help it.

00:11:02Ethan covered his cheek

00:11:03and stared at me

00:11:04in disbelief.

00:11:05Ethan,

00:11:06please don't blame Claire.

00:11:07This is all my fault.

00:11:08If I were completely blind,

00:11:10I wouldn't keep upsetting her

00:11:11and the two of you

00:11:12wouldn't fight because of me.

00:11:14If you're that blind,

00:11:15I'll take you

00:11:15to an ophthalmologist

00:11:16right now.

00:11:17Ethan,

00:11:17you can take me

00:11:18to neurology.

00:11:18My Parkinson's

00:11:19clearly needs

00:11:20immediate treatment.

00:11:21Claire,

00:11:22don't push it.

00:11:22I pulled out my phone

00:11:23and called 911.

00:11:25Hi,

00:11:26we're in the private dining room

00:11:27at the Wellington.

00:11:27One person has been scalded,

00:11:29another is hyperventilating

00:11:30over a ruined suit

00:11:31and we have a visually impaired

00:11:32woman who apparently

00:11:33can't tell a grown man

00:11:34from an empty chair.

00:11:35We need an ambulance.

00:11:38I ended the call,

00:11:39pulled out my chair

00:11:40and sat down.

00:11:41The ambulance took Vanessa

00:11:42to a hospital downtown.

00:11:44Ethan rode with her.

00:11:45The rest of us followed.

00:11:46At the emergency room,

00:11:47I complained about my tremors

00:11:48until a neurology resident

00:11:49evaluated me

00:11:50and ordered follow-up testing.

00:11:52Once the burn team

00:11:52dressed Vanessa's chest,

00:11:54I carried my paperwork

00:11:54to the hospital's

00:11:55urgent eye clinic.

00:11:56Vanessa was leaning

00:11:57against Ethan,

00:11:58whimpering about the burn.

00:11:59I walked over

00:12:00and yanked her out of his arms.

00:12:02Doctor,

00:12:03fit her with the thickest glasses

00:12:04her actual prescription requires

00:12:05and make the frames

00:12:06impossible to miss.

00:12:08Her myopia is significant,

00:12:09but modern high-index lenses

00:12:11can correct it

00:12:11without being unusually thick.

00:12:13She mistook a six-foot man

00:12:14for an empty chair

00:12:15and sat down on him.

00:12:16If the prescription

00:12:17isn't the problem,

00:12:18then perhaps we should discuss

00:12:19why she keeps behaving

00:12:20as if she's blind.

00:12:21I won't wear glasses!

00:12:22They make me look hideous!

00:12:23Ethan, help me!

00:12:24That's enough, Claire.

00:12:26Vanessa cares about her appearance,

00:12:27so she normally wears contacts.

00:12:29She just forgot them today.

00:12:30I pulled a bottle

00:12:30of industrial-strength superglue.

00:12:32You don't want glasses?

00:12:34Fine.

00:12:34I'll glue the connex

00:12:35to your eyeballs,

00:12:36then you'll never forget them again.

00:12:38No!

00:12:39You're insane!

00:12:43Parkinson's.

00:12:44Nothing I can do.

00:12:45Ethan shook with rage.

00:12:46He tore off the expensive jacket

00:12:47and threw it in the trash.

00:12:48Use her real prescription.

00:12:50Put it in thick black frames

00:12:51and make sure she leaves

00:12:52with them on.

00:12:53If she walks out

00:12:54unable to identify furniture,

00:12:55I'll file a patient safety complaint.

00:12:58The doctor looked exhausted,

00:13:00but the prescription itself

00:13:01was medically appropriate.

00:13:02He sent us to the optical shop

00:13:03across the lobby

00:13:04for temporary lenses

00:13:05and heavy black frames.

00:13:07Half an hour later,

00:13:08the glasses sat on Vanessa's face.

00:13:09She looked in the mirror

00:13:10and burst into tears.

00:13:11I walked over

00:13:12and slacked the remaining

00:13:13superglue onto the counter.

00:13:15If you take those glasses off,

00:13:17I'll glue them

00:13:17to the bridge of your nose.

00:13:18Vanessa clutched the frames.

00:13:20She was too frightened

00:13:21even to cry out loud.

00:13:22When we got home,

00:13:23I locked Ethan outside.

00:13:24He pounded on the door.

00:13:26Claire!

00:13:26Open this door!

00:13:27I don't feel right

00:13:28leaving Vanessa alone at a hotel.

00:13:30She can't see!

00:13:32I need to grab some things

00:13:33and go take care of her!

00:13:36Go ahead.

00:13:38But if you leave,

00:13:39don't come back.

00:13:40The hallway went quiet.

00:13:42I knew Ethan would not dare walk away.

00:13:43My father's family trust

00:13:44had provided the seed money

00:13:46for Ethan's company

00:13:47and still controlled

00:13:47its main line of credit.

00:13:48With me taking this hard a line,

00:13:50Ethan knew that if he openly

00:13:51turned against me,

00:13:52the trust could freeze

00:13:53his financing by morning.

00:13:54The next day,

00:13:55I had the locks changed

00:13:56before I went to work.

00:13:57I came home early that afternoon.

00:13:58The moment I opened the door,

00:14:00I saw Vanessa wandering

00:14:01around my living room

00:14:02in an oversized white garment,

00:14:03her bare legs on full display.

00:14:05The thick glasses were gone.

00:14:06As soon as she saw me,

00:14:07she arranged her face

00:14:08into a look of panic.

00:14:09Claire, please don't misunderstand.

00:14:10I couldn't see

00:14:11and I thought this was mine.

00:14:13I studied what she was wearing.

00:14:14It was a limited edition

00:14:15silk couture dress

00:14:16that had cost me $15,000.

00:14:18I had deliberately hung it

00:14:19in Ethan's closet.

00:14:20Not only had she put it on,

00:14:21but she had cut the hem short.

00:14:23I crossed the room

00:14:24and slapped her.

00:14:24Vanessa fell onto the couch.

00:14:26Claire!

00:14:27What gives you the right

00:14:28to hit me?

00:14:29I pointed at the dress.

00:14:32Your eyes don't work

00:14:33and neither do your hands.

00:14:35That's a limited edition

00:14:35couture dress.

00:14:36How did you mistake it

00:14:37for a man's shirt?

00:14:38She held her cheek,

00:14:39her eyes swimming with tears.

00:14:40I honestly couldn't tell.

00:14:42The cut looked like

00:14:42something Ethan would wear.

00:14:44I nodded.

00:14:44Fine.

00:14:45The bedroom door

00:14:46stood wide open.

00:14:47You couldn't tell.

00:14:48Then what were you doing

00:14:48in the primary bedroom?

00:14:50My bed was a-

00:14:50I pulled her over

00:14:51to see her mask piece.

00:14:53I was exhausted.

00:14:55The hallway was blurry

00:14:57and I opened the wrong door.

00:15:00Don't be mad, Claire.

00:15:03I'll wash the sheets right now.

00:15:05I turned toward the kitchen,

00:15:06summoned my Parkinson's,

00:15:08and came back

00:15:08with a chef's knife

00:15:09trembling in my hand.

00:15:10Vanessa screamed

00:15:11and scrambled

00:15:11toward the front door.

00:15:13She dropped to the floor.

00:15:15Since you love wearing my clothes,

00:15:17let me improve

00:15:18the design for you.

00:15:19The blade flashed down

00:15:20and sliced through

00:15:21the back of the dress.

00:15:22Vanessa shrieked

00:15:22and covered her chest.

00:15:24I dragged her into the hallway

00:15:25and threw her out.

00:15:26Get out.

00:15:27She stood barefoot in the hall,

00:15:29barely covered by torn silk.

00:15:30I shut the door.

00:15:31When Ethan came home that night,

00:15:33he found Vanessa

00:15:34shivering in the hallway,

00:15:35wrapped in an old coat

00:15:36borrowed from a neighbor.

00:15:37He stormed into the apartment

00:15:38and pointed in my face.

00:15:39Claire Bennett,

00:15:40you're vicious.

00:15:41Vanessa walked into the wrong room

00:15:43and put on the wrong clothes,

00:15:44so you threw her out

00:15:45half naked?

00:15:46How is she supposed

00:15:47to face anyone after this?

00:15:49I sat on the couch,

00:15:50filing my nails.

00:15:50She's severely nearsighted,

00:15:52isn't she?

00:15:53Even if people stare at her,

00:15:54she can't see them.

00:15:55What's the problem?

00:15:56Ethan grabbed a glass

00:15:57from the table

00:15:57and hurled it to the floor.

00:15:59You will apologize to Vanessa

00:16:01and you will let her stay here.

00:16:02I set down the nail file

00:16:03and stood.

00:16:07Did you forget who paid

00:16:08for this apartment?

00:16:09I bought it before we married

00:16:10and my name is the only one

00:16:12on the deed.

00:16:12It's my separate property.

00:16:14I decide who stays

00:16:15and who goes.

00:16:15You don't get a vote.

00:16:16Ethan's face darkened.

00:16:18I'm your husband.

00:16:20I have every right to decide

00:16:21who lives in our home.

00:16:24Say one more word

00:16:25and you'll be homeless too.

00:16:26His jaw tightened,

00:16:27but he said nothing.

00:16:28He turned around,

00:16:29led Vanessa away

00:16:30and checked them both

00:16:31into a hotel.

00:16:32Vanessa disappeared

00:16:32for the next few days.

00:16:33I knew she was not finished.

00:16:35In my first life,

00:16:36this was when she destroyed

00:16:37the $150,000 wedding gown

00:16:39I had chosen for our ceremony.

00:16:40Our wedding celebration

00:16:41was scheduled

00:16:42for the following month.

00:16:43This time,

00:16:44I had the real gown

00:16:44placed in a secure vault.

00:16:46Then I bought a flimsy

00:16:47white bridal dress

00:16:47for $20 at a thrift store.

00:16:49I put it together

00:16:50with Ethan's

00:16:50most treasured possession,

00:16:51a rare signed jersey

00:16:52that had cost him

00:16:53$45,000 at auction.

00:16:55I sealed both inside

00:16:56an expensive opaque garment bag

00:16:57and hung it

00:16:58where my gown had been.

00:16:59I coated the inside

00:17:00of the bag

00:17:00and both garments

00:17:01with extra strength

00:17:02itching powder

00:17:02from a novelty supplier.

00:17:04That weekend,

00:17:05Ethan used the excuse

00:17:06of picking up some files

00:17:07to bring Vanessa home.

00:17:08I pretended to leave

00:17:09for a shopping trip,

00:17:10then hid in a blind spot

00:17:10in the stairwell.

00:17:11My phone was connected

00:17:12to the cameras

00:17:13inside the apartment.

00:17:14On the screen,

00:17:15Vanessa watched me leave

00:17:16and immediately slipped

00:17:16into the guest room.

00:17:17To make sure she ruined

00:17:18the gown completely,

00:17:19she closed her eyes

00:17:20and began cutting

00:17:21and tearing through

00:17:21the garment bag.

00:17:22The cheap white fabric

00:17:23shredded easily.

00:17:24She was enjoying herself

00:17:25so much that she never

00:17:26noticed the blue jersey

00:17:27being cut into strips

00:17:28along with it.

00:17:29The powder coated

00:17:29her hands and clothes.

00:17:30Once she finished,

00:17:31she hurried out of the room

00:17:32with guilt written

00:17:33all over her face.

00:17:34Within minutes,

00:17:34she began squirming

00:17:35and scratching her arms

00:17:36and neck.

00:17:36I took my time

00:17:37opening the front door.

00:17:39My husband's best friend

00:17:41since childhood,

00:17:42Vanessa Brooks,

00:17:42claimed to be severely

00:17:43nearsighted.

00:17:44At dinner with a group

00:17:45of friends,

00:17:45she dropped straight

00:17:46into my husband's lap.

00:17:47Oh my god, Claire,

00:17:48I'm so sorry.

00:17:49My eyesight is terrible.

00:17:51I honestly thought

00:17:51the chair was empty.

00:17:52The $150,000 wedding gown

00:17:54I had chosen

00:17:55was shredded

00:17:56while I was away.

00:17:56when I confronted her.

00:17:58Claire,

00:17:59I can barely tell

00:18:00clothes apart

00:18:00without my contacts.

00:18:01It was white,

00:18:02so I thought it was

00:18:03one of the new

00:18:03cleaning rags.

00:18:04Her severe nearsightedness

00:18:06became an all-purpose excuse.

00:18:08She wore my husband's shirts.

00:18:09She slept in my husband's bed.

00:18:11Then,

00:18:12when I was nine months pregnant

00:18:13and rolling on the floor

00:18:14in agony,

00:18:15I called Ethan for help.

00:18:16Vanessa secretly

00:18:17ended the call.

00:18:18Oops.

00:18:18I couldn't read the caller,

00:18:19Sidi.

00:18:20I thought it was a telemarketer.

00:18:21I bled to death

00:18:22before anyone came.

00:18:23My baby died with me.

00:18:24When I opened my eyes again,

00:18:25I was back at the dinner.

00:18:26where Vanessa had sat

00:18:27on Ethan's lap.

00:18:28She was still cooing.

00:18:29I really thought

00:18:30nobody was sitting there.

00:18:31I picked up the cup

00:18:32of scalding hot tea

00:18:33beside me

00:18:34and threw it in her face

00:18:35without hesitation.

00:18:36Oh,

00:18:36I'm so sorry.

00:18:38I was just diagnosed

00:18:39with early offset Parkinson's.

00:18:41I can't control my hands.

00:18:42You don't mind,

00:18:43do you?

00:18:45The scalding tea

00:18:46splashed across

00:18:47Vanessa's chest.

00:18:49Claire Bennett,

00:18:49have you lost your mind?

00:18:51Vanessa made an innocent mistake

00:18:52because she couldn't see

00:18:53and you threw

00:18:54boiling water on her!

00:18:55I told you.

00:18:57I have Parkinson's.

00:18:58My hands shake.

00:18:59I can't control them.

00:19:03Claire,

00:19:04I know you don't like me,

00:19:05but I really am

00:19:06severely nearsighted.

00:19:07I forgot my contacts,

00:19:08so I sat in the wrong place.

00:19:09If you don't want me here,

00:19:11I'll leave.

00:19:11Claire,

00:19:12you're being ridiculously petty.

00:19:13Vanessa and Ethan

00:19:14have known each other

00:19:15since kindergarten,

00:19:15so she sat on his lap

00:19:16for one second.

00:19:17Who cares?

00:19:18Her prescription

00:19:19is minus eight.

00:19:20She didn't do it

00:19:21on purpose.

00:19:22And now you're pretending

00:19:23to have Parkinson's?

00:19:24You're barely 30.

00:19:25Who do you expect

00:19:25to believe that?

00:19:26I grabbed the platter

00:19:27of spicy shrimp pasta

00:19:28that had just arrived.

00:19:29I dumped the whole thing,

00:19:30creamy spicy sauce and all,

00:19:32over the man

00:19:32who had just spoken.

00:19:33Oops.

00:19:34My hand shook again.

00:19:35He stared at his ruined

00:19:36$15,000 suit,

00:19:38then jumped up cursing

00:19:39as he desperately brushed

00:19:40chilies and peppercorns

00:19:41off the fabric.

00:19:42The room went silent.

00:19:44Are you finished?

00:19:45Apologize to Vanessa

00:19:46and Derek right now!

00:19:47I slapped him

00:19:48across the face.

00:19:50Tremor.

00:19:51Couldn't help it.

00:19:52Ethan covered his cheek

00:19:53and stared at me

00:19:54in disbelief.

00:19:55Ethan,

00:19:56please don't blame Claire.

00:19:57This is all my fault.

00:19:58If I were completely blind,

00:20:00I wouldn't keep upsetting her

00:20:01and the two of you

00:20:02wouldn't fight because of me.

00:20:04If you're that blind,

00:20:05I'll take you

00:20:05to an ophthalmologist

00:20:06right now.

00:20:07Ethan,

00:20:07you can take me

00:20:08to neurology.

00:20:08My Parkinson's

00:20:09clearly needs

00:20:10immediate treatment.

00:20:11Claire,

00:20:12don't push it.

00:20:12I pulled out my phone

00:20:13and called 911.

00:20:15Hi,

00:20:16we're in the private

00:20:16dining room

00:20:17at the Wellington.

00:20:17One person

00:20:18has been scalded,

00:20:19another is hyperventilating

00:20:20over a ruined suit,

00:20:21and we have

00:20:21a visually impaired woman

00:20:22who apparently

00:20:23can't tell a grown man

00:20:24from an empty chair.

00:20:25We need an ambulance.

00:20:28I ended the call,

00:20:29pulled out my chair,

00:20:30and sat down.

00:20:31The ambulance

00:20:32took Vanessa

00:20:32to a hospital downtown.

00:20:34Ethan rode with her.

00:20:35The rest of us followed.

00:20:36At the emergency room,

00:20:37I complained about my tremors

00:20:38until a neurology resident

00:20:39evaluated me

00:20:40and ordered follow-up testing.

00:20:42Once the burn team

00:20:42dressed Vanessa's chest,

00:20:44I carried my paperwork

00:20:44to the hospital's

00:20:45urgent eye clinic.

00:20:46Vanessa was leaning

00:20:47against Ethan,

00:20:48whimpering about the burn.

00:20:49I walked over

00:20:50and yanked her

00:20:51out of his arms.

00:20:52Doctor,

00:20:53fit her with the thickest glasses

00:20:54her actual prescription requires

00:20:55and make the frames

00:20:56impossible to miss.

00:20:58Her myopia is significant,

00:20:59but modern high-index lenses

00:21:01can correct it

00:21:01without being unusually thick.

00:21:03She mistook a six-foot man

00:21:04for an empty chair

00:21:05and sat down on him.

00:21:06If the prescription

00:21:07isn't the problem,

00:21:08then perhaps we should discuss

00:21:09why she keeps behaving

00:21:10as if she's blind.

00:21:11I won't wear glasses!

00:21:12They make me look hideous!

00:21:13Ethan, help me!

00:21:14That's enough, Claire.

00:21:16Vanessa cares about her appearance,

00:21:17so she normally wears contacts.

00:21:19She just forgot them today.

00:21:20I pulled a bottle

00:21:20of industrial-strength super glue.

00:21:22You don't want glasses?

00:21:24Fine.

00:21:25I'll glue the connex

00:21:25to your eyeballs,

00:21:26then you'll never forget them again.

00:21:28No!

00:21:29You're insane!

00:21:33Parkinson's.

00:21:34Nothing I can do.

00:21:35Ethan shook with rage.

00:21:36He tore off the expensive jacket

00:21:37and threw it in the trash.

00:21:38Use her real prescription.

00:21:40Put it in thick black frames

00:21:41and make sure she leaves

00:21:42with them on.

00:21:43If she walks out

00:21:44unable to identify furniture,

00:21:45I'll file a patient safety complaint.

00:21:48The doctor looked exhausted,

00:21:50but the prescription itself

00:21:51was medically appropriate.

00:21:52He sent us to the optical shop

00:21:53across the lobby

00:21:54for temporary lenses

00:21:55and heavy black frames.

00:21:57Half an hour later,

00:21:58the glasses sat on Vanessa's face.

00:21:59She looked in the mirror

00:22:00and burst into tears.

00:22:01I walked over

00:22:02and slacked the remaining super glue

00:22:04onto the counter.

00:22:05If you take those glasses off,

00:22:06I'll glue them

00:22:07to the bridge of your nose.

00:22:08Vanessa clutched the frame.

00:22:10She was too frightened

00:22:11even to cry out loud.

00:22:12When we got home,

00:22:13I locked Ethan outside.

00:22:14He pounded on the door.

00:22:16Claire, open this door!

00:22:18I don't feel right

00:22:18leaving Vanessa alone at a hotel.

00:22:20She can't see.

00:22:22I need to grab some things

00:22:23and go take care of her!

00:22:26Go ahead.

00:22:28But if you leave,

00:22:29don't come back.

00:22:30The hallway went quiet.

00:22:32I knew Ethan

00:22:32would not dare walk away.

00:22:33My father's family trust

00:22:34had provided the seed money

00:22:36for Ethan's company

00:22:37and still controlled

00:22:37its main line of credit.

00:22:38With me taking this hard a line,

00:22:40Ethan knew that if he openly

00:22:41turned against me,

00:22:42the trust could freeze

00:22:43his financing by morning.

00:22:44The next day,

00:22:45I had the locks changed

00:22:46before I went to work.

00:22:47I came home early that afternoon.

00:22:49The moment I opened the door,

00:22:50I saw Vanessa wandering

00:22:51around my living room

00:22:52in an oversized white garment,

00:22:53her bare legs on full display.

00:22:55The thick glasses were gone.

00:22:56As soon as she saw me,

00:22:57she arranged her face

00:22:58into a look of panic.

00:22:59Claire, please don't misunderstand.

00:23:01I couldn't see

00:23:01and I thought this was mine.

00:23:03I studied what she was wearing.

00:23:04It was a limited edition

00:23:05silk couture dress

00:23:06that had cost me $15,000.

00:23:08I had deliberately hung it

00:23:09in Ethan's closet.

00:23:10Not only had she put it on,

00:23:11but she had cut the hem short.

00:23:13I crossed the room

00:23:14and slapped her.

00:23:14Vanessa fell onto the couch.

00:23:16Claire!

00:23:17What gives you the right to hit me?

00:23:19I pointed at the dress.

00:23:22Your eyes don't work?

00:23:23And neither do your hands?

00:23:25That's a limited edition

00:23:25couture dress.

00:23:26How did you mistake it

00:23:27for a man's shirt?

00:23:28She held her cheek,

00:23:29her eyes swimming with tears.

00:23:30I honestly couldn't tell.

00:23:32The cut looked like

00:23:32something Ethan would wear.

00:23:34I nodded.

00:23:34Fine.

00:23:35The bedroom door stood wide open.

00:23:37You couldn't tell.

00:23:38Then what were you doing

00:23:38in the primary bedroom?

00:23:40My bed was a...

00:23:40I pulled her over

00:23:41to see her masterpiece.

00:23:43I was exhausted.

00:23:45The hallway was blurry

00:23:47and I opened the wrong door.

00:23:50Don't be mad, Claire.

00:23:53I'll wash the sheets right now.

00:23:55I turned toward the kitchen,

00:23:56summoned my Parkinson's,

00:23:57and came back with a chef's knife

00:23:59trembling in my hand.

00:24:00Vanessa screamed

00:24:01and scrambled toward the front door.

00:24:03She dropped to the floor.

00:24:05Since you love wearing my clothes,

00:24:07let me improve the design for you.

00:24:09The blade flashed down

00:24:10and sliced through

00:24:11the back of the dress.

00:24:12Vanessa shrieked

00:24:12and covered her chest.

00:24:14I dragged her into the hallway

00:24:15and threw her out.

00:24:16Get out.

00:24:17She stood barefoot in the hall,

00:24:19barely covered by torn silk.

00:24:20I shut the door.

00:24:21When Ethan came home that night,

00:24:23he found Vanessa

00:24:24shivering in the hallway,

00:24:25wrapped in an old coat

00:24:26borrowed from a neighbor.

00:24:27He stormed into the apartment

00:24:28and pointed in my face.

00:24:29Claire Bennett,

00:24:30you're vicious.

00:24:31Vanessa walked into the wrong room

00:24:33and put on the wrong clothes,

00:24:34so you threw her out half naked?

00:24:36How is she supposed

00:24:37to face anyone after this?

00:24:39I sat on the couch,

00:24:40filing my nails.

00:24:41She's severely nearsighted,

00:24:42isn't she?

00:24:43Even if people stare at her,

00:24:44she can't see them.

00:24:45What's the problem?

00:24:46Ethan grabbed a glass

00:24:47from the table

00:24:47and hurled it to the floor.

00:24:49You will apologize to Vanessa

00:24:51and you will let her stay here.

00:24:52I sat down the nail file

00:24:53and stood.

00:24:54I stood.

00:24:57Did you forget

00:24:58who paid for this apartment?

00:24:59I bought it before we married

00:25:00and my name is the only one

00:25:02on the deed.

00:25:02It's my separate property.

00:25:04I decide who stays

00:25:05and who goes.

00:25:05You don't get a vote.

00:25:06Ethan's face darkened.

00:25:08I'm your husband.

00:25:10I have every right to decide

00:25:11who lives in our home.

00:25:14Say one more word

00:25:15and you'll be homeless too.

00:25:16His jaw tightened,

00:25:17but he said nothing.

00:25:18He turned around,

00:25:19led Vanessa away

00:25:20and checked them both

00:25:21into a hotel.

00:25:22Vanessa disappeared

00:25:22for the next few days.

00:25:23I knew she was not finished.

00:25:25In my first life,

00:25:26this was when she destroyed

00:25:27the $150,000 wedding gown

00:25:29I had chosen for our ceremony.

00:25:30Our wedding celebration

00:25:31was scheduled

00:25:32for the following month.

00:25:33This time,

00:25:34I had the real gown

00:25:34placed in a secure vault.

00:25:36Then I bought a flimsy

00:25:37white bridal dress

00:25:37for $20 at a thrift store.

00:25:39I put it together

00:25:40with Ethan's

00:25:40most treasured possession,

00:25:41a rare signed jersey

00:25:42that had cost him

00:25:43$45,000 at auction.

00:25:45I sealed both inside

00:25:46an expensive opaque garment bag

00:25:47and hung it

00:25:48where my gown had been.

00:25:49I coated the inside

00:25:50of the bag

00:25:50and both garments

00:25:51with extra strength

00:25:52itching powder

00:25:52from a novelty supplier.

00:25:54That weekend,

00:25:55Ethan used the excuse

00:25:56of picking up some files

00:25:57to bring Vanessa home.

00:25:58I pretended to leave

00:25:59for a shopping trip

00:25:59then hid in a blind spot

00:26:00in the stairwell.

00:26:01My phone was connected

00:26:02to the cameras

00:26:03inside the apartment.

00:26:04On the screen,

00:26:05Vanessa watched me leave

00:26:06and immediately slipped

00:26:06into the guest room.

00:26:07To make sure she ruined

00:26:08the gown completely,

00:26:09she closed her eyes

00:26:10and began cutting

00:26:11and tearing through

00:26:11the garment bag.

00:26:12The cheap white fabric

00:26:13shredded easily.

00:26:14She was enjoying herself

00:26:15so much that she never

00:26:16noticed the blue jersey

00:26:17being cut into strips

00:26:18along with it.

00:26:19The powder coated

00:26:19her hands and clothes.

00:26:20Once she finished,

00:26:21she hurried out of the room

00:26:22with guilt written

00:26:23all over her face.

00:26:24Within minutes,

00:26:24she began squirming

00:26:25and scratching her arms

00:26:26and neck.

00:26:26I took my time

00:26:27opening the front door.

00:26:29My husband's best friend

00:26:31since childhood,

00:26:32Vanessa Brooks,

00:26:32claimed to be severely

00:26:33nearsighted.

00:26:34At dinner with a group

00:26:35of friends,

00:26:35she dropped straight

00:26:36into my husband's lap.

00:26:37Oh my god, Claire,

00:26:38I'm so sorry.

00:26:39My eyesight is terrible.

00:26:41I honestly thought

00:26:41the chair was empty.

00:26:42The $150,000 wedding gown

00:26:44I had chosen

00:26:45was shredded

00:26:46while I was away.

00:26:47When I confronted her,

00:26:48Claire,

00:26:49I can barely tell

00:26:50clothes apart

00:26:50without my contacts.

00:26:51It was white,

00:26:52so I thought it was

00:26:53one of the new

00:26:53cleaning rags.

00:26:54Her severe nearsightedness

00:26:56became an all-purpose

00:26:57excuse.

00:26:58She wore my husband's

00:26:59shirts.

00:26:59She slept in my

00:27:00husband's bed.

00:27:01Then,

00:27:02when I was nine months

00:27:03pregnant and rolling

00:27:04on the floor in agony,

00:27:05I called Ethan for help.

00:27:06Vanessa secretly

00:27:07ended the call.

00:27:08Oops.

00:27:08I couldn't read

00:27:09the caller,

00:27:09Sidi.

00:27:10I thought it was

00:27:10a telemarketer.

00:27:11I bled to death

00:27:12before anyone came.

00:27:13My baby died with me.

00:27:14When I opened my eyes

00:27:15again,

00:27:16I was back at the dinner

00:27:16where Vanessa had sat

00:27:17on Ethan's lap.

00:27:18She was still cooing.

00:27:19I really thought

00:27:20nobody was sitting there.

00:27:21I picked up the cup

00:27:22of scalding hot tea

00:27:23beside me

00:27:24and threw it in her face

00:27:25without hesitation.

00:27:26Oh,

00:27:26I'm so sorry.

00:27:28I was just diagnosed

00:27:29with early offset Parkinson's.

00:27:31I can't control my hands.

00:27:32You don't mind,

00:27:33do you?

00:27:35The scalding tea

00:27:36splashed across

00:27:37Vanessa's chest.

00:27:39Claire Bennett,

00:27:39have you lost your mind?

00:27:41Vanessa made an

00:27:42innocent mistake

00:27:42because she couldn't see

00:27:43and you threw

00:27:44boiling water on her!

00:27:45I told you,

00:27:47I have Parkinson's.

00:27:48My hands shake.

00:27:49I can't control them.

00:27:53Claire,

00:27:54I know you don't like me,

00:27:55but I really am

00:27:56severely nearsighted.

00:27:57I forgot my contacts,

00:27:58so I sat in the wrong place.

00:27:59If you don't want me here,

00:28:01I'll leave.

00:28:01Claire,

00:28:02you're being ridiculously petty.

00:28:03Vanessa and Ethan

00:28:04have known each other

00:28:05since kindergarten,

00:28:05so she sat on his lap

00:28:06for one second.

00:28:07Who cares?

00:28:08Her prescription

00:28:09is minus eight.

00:28:10She didn't do it on purpose.

00:28:12And now you're pretending

00:28:13to have Parkinson's?

00:28:14You're barely 30,

00:28:15who do you expect

00:28:15to believe that?

00:28:16I grabbed the platter

00:28:17of spicy shrimp pasta

00:28:18that had just arrived.

00:28:19I dumped the whole thing,

00:28:20creamy spicy sauce and all,

00:28:22over the man

00:28:22who had just spoken.

00:28:23Oops.

00:28:24My hand shook again.

00:28:25He stared at his ruined

00:28:26$15,000 suit,

00:28:28then jumped up cursing

00:28:29as he desperately brushed

00:28:30chilies and peppercorns

00:28:31off the fabric.

00:28:32The room went silent.

00:28:34Are you finished?

00:28:35Apologize to Vanessa and Derek

00:28:36right now!

00:28:37I slapped him

00:28:38across the face.

00:28:40Tremor.

00:28:41Couldn't help it.

00:28:42Ethan covered his cheek

00:28:43and stared at me

00:28:44in disbelief.

00:28:45Ethan,

00:28:46please don't blame Claire.

00:28:47This is all my fault.

00:28:48If I were completely blind,

00:28:50I wouldn't keep upsetting her

00:28:51and the two of you

00:28:52wouldn't fight

00:28:52because of me.

00:28:53If you're that blind,

00:28:55I'll take you to an

00:28:55ophthalmologist right now.

00:28:57Ethan,

00:28:57you can take me

00:28:58to neurology.

00:28:58My Parkinson's clearly

00:29:00needs immediate treatment.

00:29:01Claire,

00:29:02don't push it.

00:29:02I pulled out my phone

00:29:03and called 911.

00:29:05Hi,

00:29:06we're in the private

00:29:06dining room at the Wellington.

00:29:07One person has been scalded,

00:29:09another is hyperventilating

00:29:10over a ruined suit,

00:29:11and we have a visually

00:29:12impaired woman

00:29:12who apparently can't tell

00:29:13a grown man

00:29:14from an empty chair.

00:29:15We need an ambulance.

00:29:18I ended the call,

00:29:19pulled out my chair,

00:29:20and sat down.

00:29:21The ambulance took Vanessa

00:29:22to a hospital downtown.

00:29:24Ethan rode with her.

00:29:25The rest of us followed.

00:29:26At the emergency room,

00:29:27I complained about my tremors

00:29:28until a neurology resident

00:29:29evaluated me

00:29:30and ordered follow-up testing.

00:29:31Once the burn team

00:29:32dressed Vanessa's chest,

00:29:34I carried my paperwork

00:29:34to the hospital's

00:29:35urgent eye clinic.

00:29:36Vanessa was leaning

00:29:37against Ethan,

00:29:38whimpering about the burn.

00:29:39I walked over

00:29:40and yanked her

00:29:41out of his arms.

00:29:42Doctor,

00:29:43fit her with the thickest glasses

00:29:44her actual prescription requires

00:29:45and make the frames

00:29:46impossible to miss.

00:29:48Her myopia is significant,

00:29:49but modern high-index lenses

00:29:51can correct it

00:29:51without being unusually thick.

00:29:53She mistook a six-foot man

00:29:54for an empty chair

00:29:55and sat down on him.

00:29:56If the prescription

00:29:57isn't the problem,

00:29:58then perhaps we should discuss

00:29:59why she keeps behaving

00:30:00as if she's blind.

00:30:01I won't wear glasses!

00:30:02They make me look hideous!

00:30:03Ethan, help me!

00:30:04That's enough, Claire.

00:30:06Vanessa cares about her appearance,

00:30:07so she normally wears contacts.

00:30:09She just forgot them today.

00:30:10I pulled a bottle

00:30:10of industrial-strength super glue.

00:30:12You don't want glasses?

00:30:14Fine.

00:30:14I'll glue the connex

00:30:15to your eyeballs,

00:30:16then you'll never forget them again.

00:30:18No!

00:30:19You're insane!

00:30:23Parkinson's.

00:30:24Nothing I can do.

00:30:25Ethan shook with rage.

00:30:26He tore off the expensive jacket

00:30:27and threw it in the trash.

00:30:29Use her real prescription.

00:30:30Put it in thick black frames

00:30:31and make sure she leaves with them on.

00:30:33If she walks out

00:30:34unable to identify furniture,

00:30:35I'll file a patient safety complaint.

00:30:38The doctor looked exhausted,

00:30:40but the prescription itself

00:30:41was medically appropriate.

00:30:42He sent us to the optical shop

00:30:43across the lobby

00:30:44for temporary lenses

00:30:45and heavy black frames.

00:30:47Half an hour later,

00:30:48the glasses sat on Vanessa's face.

00:30:49She looked in the mirror

00:30:50and burst into tears.

00:30:51I walked over

00:30:52and slacked the remaining super glue

00:30:54onto the counter.

00:30:55If you take those glasses off,

00:30:57I'll glue them

00:30:57to the bridge of your nose.

00:30:58Vanessa clutched the frames.

00:31:00She was too frightened

00:31:01even to cry out loud.

00:31:02When we got home,

00:31:03I locked Ethan outside.

00:31:04He pounded on the door.

00:31:06Claire, open this door!

00:31:07I don't feel right

00:31:08leaving Vanessa alone at a hotel.

00:31:10She can't see.

00:31:12I need to grab some things

00:31:13and go take care of her!

00:31:16Go ahead.

00:31:18But if you leave,

00:31:19don't come back.

00:31:20The hallway went quiet.

00:31:22I knew Ethan would not dare walk away.

00:31:23My father's family trust

00:31:24had provided the seed money

00:31:26for Ethan's company

00:31:27and still controlled

00:31:27its main line of credit.

00:31:28With me taking this hard a line,

00:31:30Ethan knew that if he

00:31:31openly turned against me,

00:31:32the trust could freeze

00:31:33his financing by morning.

00:31:34The next day,

00:31:35I had the locks changed

00:31:36before I went to work.

00:31:37I came home early that afternoon.

00:31:39The moment I opened the door,

00:31:40I saw Vanessa wandering

00:31:41around my living room

00:31:42in an oversized white garment,

00:31:43her bare legs on full display.

00:31:45The thick glasses were gone.

00:31:46As soon as she saw me,

00:31:47she arranged her face

00:31:48into a look of panic.

00:31:49Claire, please don't misunderstand.

00:31:51I couldn't see

00:31:51and I thought this was mine.

00:31:53I studied what she was wearing.

00:31:54It was a limited edition

00:31:55silk couture dress

00:31:56that had cost me $15,000.

00:31:58I had deliberately hung it

00:31:59in Ethan's closet.

00:32:00Not only had she put it on,

00:32:01but she had cut the hem short.

00:32:03I crossed the room

00:32:04and slapped her.

00:32:04Vanessa fell onto the couch.

00:32:06Claire, what gives you

00:32:08the right to hit me?

00:32:09I pointed at the dress.

00:32:12Your eyes don't work

00:32:13and neither do your hands.

00:32:15That's a limited edition

00:32:15couture dress.

00:32:16How did you mistake it

00:32:17for a man's shirt?

00:32:18She held her cheek,

00:32:19her eyes swimming with tears.

00:32:20I honestly couldn't tell.

00:32:22The cut looked like

00:32:22something Ethan would wear.

00:32:24I nodded.

00:32:24Fine.

00:32:25The bedroom door

00:32:26stood wide open.

00:32:27You couldn't tell.

00:32:28Then what were you doing

00:32:28in the primary bedroom?

00:32:30My bed was a...

00:32:30I pulled her over

00:32:31to see her masterpiece.

00:32:33I was exhausted.

00:32:35The hallway was blurry

00:32:37and I opened the wrong door.

00:32:40Don't be mad, Claire.

00:32:43I'll wash the sheets right now.

00:32:45I turned toward the kitchen,

00:32:46summoned my Parkinson's,

00:32:48and came back with a chef's knife

00:32:49trembling in my hand.

00:32:50Vanessa screamed

00:32:51and scrambled toward the front door.

00:32:53She dropped to the floor.

00:32:55Since you love wearing my clothes,

00:32:57let me improve the design for you.

00:32:59The blade flashed down

00:33:00and sliced through

00:33:01the back of the dress.

00:33:02Vanessa shrieked

00:33:02and covered her chest.

00:33:03I dragged her into the hallway

00:33:05and threw her out.

00:33:06Get out.

00:33:07She stood barefoot in the hall,

00:33:09barely covered by torn silk.

00:33:10I shut the door.

00:33:11When Ethan came home that night,

00:33:13he found Vanessa

00:33:14shivering in the hallway,

00:33:15wrapped in an old coat

00:33:16borrowed from a neighbor.

00:33:17He stormed into the apartment

00:33:18and pointed in my face.

00:33:19Claire Bennett,

00:33:20you're vicious.

00:33:21Vanessa walked into the wrong room

00:33:23and put on the wrong clothes,

00:33:24so you threw her out half naked?

00:33:26How is she supposed

00:33:27to face anyone after this?

00:33:29I sat on the couch,

00:33:30filing my nails.

00:33:30She's severely nearsighted,

00:33:32isn't she?

00:33:33Even if people stare at her,

00:33:34she can't see them.

00:33:35What's the problem?

00:33:36Ethan grabbed a glass from the table

00:33:37and hurled it to the floor.

00:33:39You will apologize to Vanessa

00:33:41and you will let her stay here.

00:33:42I set down the nail file and stood.

00:33:47Did you forget who paid for this apartment?

00:33:49I bought it before we married

00:33:50and my name is the only one on the deed.

00:33:52It's my separate property.

00:33:54I decide who stays and who goes.

00:33:55You don't get a vote.

00:33:56Ethan's face darkened.

00:33:58I'm your husband.

00:34:00I have every right to decide

00:34:01who lives in our home.

00:34:04Say one more word

00:34:05and you'll be homeless too.

00:34:06His jaw tightened,

00:34:07but he said nothing.

00:34:08He turned around,

00:34:09led Vanessa away,

00:34:10and checked them both into a hotel.

00:34:11Vanessa disappeared for the next few days.

00:34:13I knew she was not finished.

00:34:15In my first life,

00:34:16this was when she destroyed

00:34:17the $150,000 wedding gown

00:34:19I had chosen for our ceremony.

00:34:20Our wedding celebration

00:34:21was scheduled for the following month.

00:34:23This time,

00:34:24I had the real gown

00:34:24placed in a secure vault.

00:34:26Then I bought a flimsy white bridal dress

00:34:27for $20 at a thrift store.

00:34:29I put it together

00:34:30with Ethan's most treasured possession,

00:34:31a rare signed jersey

00:34:32that had cost him $45,000 at auction.

00:34:35I sealed both inside

00:34:36an expensive opaque garment bag

00:34:37and hung it where my gown had been.

00:34:39I coated the inside of the bag

00:34:40and both garments

00:34:41with extra strength itching powder

00:34:42from a novelty supplier.

00:34:44That weekend,

00:34:45Ethan used the excuse

00:34:46of picking up some files

00:34:47to bring Vanessa home.

00:34:48I pretended to leave

00:34:49for a shopping trip,

00:34:50then hid in a blind spot

00:34:50in the stairwell.

00:34:51My phone was connected

00:34:52to the cameras inside the apartment.

00:34:54On the screen,

00:34:55Vanessa watched me leave

00:34:56and immediately slipped

00:34:56into the guest room.

00:34:57To make sure she ruined

00:34:58the gown completely,

00:34:59she closed her eyes

00:35:00and began cutting

00:35:01and tearing through the garment bag.

00:35:02The cheap white fabric

00:35:03shredded easily.

00:35:04She was enjoying herself so much

00:35:05that she never noticed

00:35:06the blue jersey being cut

00:35:07into strips along with it.

00:35:09The powder coated

00:35:09her hands and clothes.

00:35:10Once she finished,

00:35:11she hurried out of the room

00:35:12with guilt written

00:35:13all over her face.

00:35:14Within minutes,

00:35:14she began squirming

00:35:15and scratching her arms and neck.

00:35:16I took my time

00:35:17opening the front door.

00:35:19My husband's best friend

00:35:21since childhood,

00:35:22Vanessa Brooks,

00:35:22claimed to be

00:35:23severely nearsighted.

00:35:24At dinner with a group of friends,

00:35:25she dropped straight

00:35:26into my husband's lap.

00:35:27Oh my god, Claire,

00:35:28I'm so sorry.

00:35:29My eyesight is terrible.

00:35:31I honestly thought

00:35:31the chair was empty.

00:35:32The $150,000 wedding gown

00:35:34I had chosen

00:35:35was shredded

00:35:36while I was away.

00:35:37When I confronted her,

00:35:38Claire,

00:35:39I can barely tell clothes apart

00:35:40without my contacts.

00:35:41It was white,

00:35:42so I thought it was

00:35:43one of the new cleaning rags.

00:35:44Her severe nearsightedness

00:35:46became an all-purpose excuse.

00:35:48She wore my husband's shirts.

00:35:50She slept in my husband's bed.

00:35:51Then,

00:35:52when I was nine months pregnant

00:35:53and rolling on the floor

00:35:54in agony,

00:35:55I called Ethan for help.

00:35:56Vanessa secretly ended the call.

00:35:58Oops.

00:35:58I couldn't read the caller,

00:35:59Sidi.

00:36:00I thought it was a telemarketer.

00:36:01I bled to death

00:36:02before anyone came.

00:36:03My baby died with me.

00:36:04When I opened my eyes again,

00:36:05I was back at the dinner

00:36:06where Vanessa had sat

00:36:07on Ethan's lap.

00:36:08She was still cooing.

00:36:09I really thought

00:36:10nobody was sitting there.

00:36:11I picked up the cup

00:36:12of scalding hot tea beside me

00:36:14and threw it in her face

00:36:15without hesitation.

00:36:16Oh,

00:36:16I'm so sorry.

00:36:18I was just diagnosed

00:36:19with early offset Parkinson's.

00:36:21I can't control my hands.

00:36:22You don't mind,

00:36:23do you?

00:36:25The scalding tea

00:36:26splashed across Vanessa's chest.

00:36:29Claire Bennett,

00:36:29have you lost your mind?

00:36:31Vanessa made an innocent mistake

00:36:32because she couldn't see

00:36:33and you threw boiling water

00:36:34on her!

00:36:35I told you.

00:36:37I have Parkinson's.

00:36:38My hands shake.

00:36:39I can't control them.

00:36:43Claire,

00:36:44I know you don't like me,

00:36:45but I really am severely nearsighted.

00:36:47I forgot my contacts,

00:36:48so I sat in the wrong place.

00:36:49If you don't want me here,

00:36:51I'll leave.

00:36:51Claire,

00:36:52you're being ridiculously petty.

00:36:53Vanessa and Ethan

00:36:54have known each other

00:36:55since kindergarten,

00:36:55so she sat on his lap

00:36:56for one second.

00:36:57Who cares?

00:36:58Her prescription is minus eight.

00:37:00She didn't do it on purpose.

00:37:02And now you're pretending

00:37:03to have Parkinson's?

00:37:04You're barely 30.

00:37:05Who do you expect to believe that?

00:37:06I grabbed the platter

00:37:07of spicy shrimp pasta

00:37:08that had just arrived.

00:37:09I dumped the whole thing,

00:37:10creamy spicy sauce and all,

00:37:12over the man who had just spoken.

00:37:13Oops.

00:37:14My hand shook again.

00:37:15He stared at his ruined

00:37:16$15,000 suit,

00:37:18then jumped up cursing

00:37:19as he desperately brushed

00:37:20chilies and peppercorns

00:37:21off the fabric.

00:37:22The room went silent.

00:37:24Are you finished?

00:37:25Apologize to Vanessa and Derek

00:37:26right now!

00:37:27I slapped him across the face.

00:37:30Tremor.

00:37:31Couldn't help it.

00:37:32Ethan covered his cheek

00:37:33and stared at me

00:37:34in disbelief.

00:37:35Ethan,

00:37:36please don't blame Claire.

00:37:37This is all my fault.

00:37:38If I were completely blind,

00:37:40I wouldn't keep upsetting her

00:37:41and the two of you

00:37:42wouldn't fight because of me.

00:37:44If you're that blind,

00:37:45I'll take you to

00:37:45an ophthalmologist right now.

00:37:47Ethan,

00:37:47you can take me to neurology.

00:37:49My Parkinson's clearly

00:37:50needs immediate treatment.

00:37:51Claire,

00:37:52don't push it.

00:37:52I pulled out my phone

00:37:53and called 911.

00:37:55Hi,

00:37:56we're in the private dining room

00:37:57at the Wellington.

00:37:57One person has been scalded,

00:37:59another is hyperventilating

00:38:00over a ruined suit,

00:38:01and we have a visually

00:38:02impaired woman

00:38:02who apparently can't tell

00:38:03a grown man from an empty chair.

00:38:05We need an ambulance.

00:38:08I ended the call,

00:38:09pulled out my chair,

00:38:10and sat down.

00:38:11The ambulance took Vanessa

00:38:12to a hospital downtown.

00:38:14Ethan rode with her.

00:38:15The rest of us followed.

00:38:16At the emergency room,

00:38:17I complained about my tremors

00:38:18until a neurology resident

00:38:19evaluated me

00:38:20and ordered follow-up testing.

00:38:22Once the burn team

00:38:22dressed Vanessa's chest,

00:38:24I carried my paperwork

00:38:24to the hospital's

00:38:25urgent eye clinic.

00:38:26Vanessa was leaning against Ethan,

00:38:28whimpering about the burn.

00:38:29I walked over

00:38:30and yanked her out of his arms.

00:38:32Doctor,

00:38:33fit her with the thickest glasses

00:38:34her actual prescription requires

00:38:35and make the frames

00:38:36impossible to miss.

00:38:38Her myopia is significant,

00:38:39but modern high-index lenses

00:38:41can correct it

00:38:41without being unusually thick.

00:38:43She mistook a six-foot man

00:38:44for an empty chair

00:38:45and sat down on him.

00:38:46If the prescription

00:38:47isn't the problem,

00:38:48then perhaps we should discuss

00:38:49why she keeps behaving

00:38:50as if she's blind.

00:38:51I won't wear glasses!

00:38:52They make me look hideous!

00:38:53Ethan, help me!

00:38:54That's enough, Claire.

00:38:56Vanessa cares about her appearance,

00:38:57so she normally wears contacts.

00:38:58She just forgot them today.

00:39:00I pulled a bottle

00:39:00of industrial-strength superglue.

00:39:02You don't want glasses?

00:39:04Fine.

00:39:04I'll glue the connex

00:39:05to your eyeballs,

00:39:06then you'll never forget them again.

00:39:08No!

00:39:09You're insane!

00:39:13Parkinson's.

00:39:14Nothing I can do.

00:39:15Ethan shook with rage.

00:39:16He tore off the expensive jacket

00:39:17and threw it in the trash.

00:39:19Use her real prescription.

00:39:20Put it in thick black frames

00:39:21and make sure she leaves

00:39:22with them on.

00:39:23If she walks out

00:39:24unable to identify furniture,

00:39:25I'll file a patient safety complaint.

00:39:28The doctor looked exhausted,

00:39:30but the prescription itself

00:39:31was medically appropriate.

00:39:32He sent us to the optical shop

00:39:33across the lobby

00:39:34for temporary lenses

00:39:35and heavy black frames.

00:39:37Half an hour later,

00:39:38the glasses sat on Vanessa's face.

00:39:39She looked in the mirror

00:39:40and burst into tears.

00:39:41I walked over

00:39:42and slacked the remaining superglue

00:39:44onto the counter.

00:39:45If you take those glasses off,

00:39:47I'll glue them

00:39:47to the bridge of your nose.

00:39:48Vanessa clutched the frames.

00:39:50She was too frightened

00:39:51even to cry out loud.

00:39:52When we got home,

00:39:53I locked Ethan outside.

00:39:54He pounded on the door.

00:39:55Claire, open this door.

00:39:57I don't feel right

00:39:58leaving Vanessa alone at a hotel.

00:40:00She can't see.

00:40:02I need to grab some things

00:40:03and go take care of her.

00:40:06Go ahead.

00:40:08But if you leave,

00:40:09don't come back.

00:40:10The hallway went quiet.

00:40:12I knew Ethan

00:40:12would not dare walk away.

00:40:13My father's family trust

00:40:14had provided the seed money

00:40:16for Ethan's company

00:40:17and still controlled

00:40:17its main line of credit.

00:40:18With me taking this hard a line,

00:40:20Ethan knew that

00:40:21if he openly turned against me,

00:40:22the trust could freeze

00:40:23his financing by morning.

00:40:24The next day,

00:40:25I had the locks changed

00:40:26before I went to work.

00:40:27I came home early that afternoon.

00:40:29The moment I opened the door,

00:40:30I saw Vanessa wandering

00:40:31around my living room

00:40:32in an oversized white garment,

00:40:33her bare legs on full display.

00:40:35The thick glasses were gone.

00:40:36As soon as she saw me,

00:40:37she arranged her face

00:40:38into a look of panic.

00:40:39Claire, please don't misunderstand.

00:40:40I couldn't see

00:40:41and I thought this was mine.

00:40:43I studied what she was wearing.

00:40:44It was a limited edition

00:40:45silk couture dress

00:40:46that had cost me $15,000.

00:40:48I had deliberately hung it

00:40:49in Ethan's closet.

00:40:50Not only had she put it on,

00:40:51but she had cut the hem short.

00:40:53I crossed the room

00:40:54and slapped her.

00:40:54Vanessa fell onto the couch.

00:40:56Claire!

00:40:57What gives you the right to hit me?

00:40:59I pointed at the dress.

00:41:02Your eyes don't work?

00:41:03And neither do your hands?

00:41:05That's a limited edition

00:41:05couture dress.

00:41:06How did you mistake it

00:41:07for a man's shirt?

00:41:08She held her cheek,

00:41:09her eyes swimming with tears.

00:41:10I honestly couldn't tell.

00:41:12The cut looked like

00:41:12something Ethan would wear.

00:41:14I nodded.

00:41:14Fine.

00:41:15The bedroom door

00:41:16stood wide open.

00:41:17You couldn't tell.

00:41:18Then what were you doing

00:41:18in the primary bedroom?

00:41:19My bed was a-

00:41:20I pulled her over

00:41:21to see her masterpiece.

00:41:23I was exhausted.

00:41:25The hallway was blurry

00:41:27and I opened the wrong door.

00:41:30Don't be mad, Claire.

00:41:33I'll wash the sheets right now.

00:41:35I turned toward the kitchen,

00:41:36summoned my Parkinson's,

00:41:38and came back with a chef's knife

00:41:39trembling in my hand.

00:41:40Vanessa screamed

00:41:41and scrambled toward the front door.

00:41:43She dropped to the floor.

00:41:45Since you love wearing my clothes,

00:41:47let me improve the design for you.

00:41:49The blade flashed down

00:41:50and sliced through

00:41:51the back of the dress.

00:41:52Vanessa shrieked

00:41:52and covered her chest.

00:41:54I dragged her into the hallway

00:41:55and threw her out.

00:41:56Get out.

00:41:58She stood barefoot in the hall,

00:41:59barely covered by torn silk.

00:42:00I shut the door.

00:42:01When Ethan came home that night,

00:42:03he found Vanessa

00:42:04shivering in the hallway,

00:42:05wrapped in an old coat

00:42:06borrowed from a neighbor.

00:42:07He stormed into the apartment

00:42:08and pointed in my face.

00:42:09Claire Bennett,

00:42:10you're vicious.

00:42:11Vanessa walked into the wrong room

00:42:13and put on the wrong clothes,

00:42:14so you threw her out

00:42:15half naked?

00:42:16How is she supposed

00:42:17to face anyone after this?

00:42:19I sat on the couch,

00:42:20filing my nails.

00:42:21She's severely nearsighted,

00:42:22isn't she?

00:42:23Even if people stare at her,

00:42:24she can't see them.

00:42:25What's the problem?

00:42:26Ethan grabbed a glass

00:42:27from the table

00:42:27and hurled it to the floor.

00:42:29You will apologize to Vanessa

00:42:31and you will let her stay here.

00:42:32I sat down the nail file

00:42:33and stood.

00:42:37Did you forget

00:42:38who paid for this apartment?

00:42:39I bought it before we married

00:42:40and my name is the only one

00:42:42on the deed.

00:42:42It's my separate property.

00:42:44I decide who stays

00:42:45and who goes.

00:42:45You don't get a vote.

00:42:46Ethan's face darkened.

00:42:48I'm your husband.

00:42:50I have every right to decide

00:42:51who lives in our home.

00:42:54Say one more word

00:42:55and you'll be homeless too.

00:42:56His jaw tightened,

00:42:57but he said nothing.

00:42:58He turned around,

00:42:59led Vanessa away,

00:43:00and checked them both

00:43:01into a hotel.

00:43:01Vanessa disappeared

00:43:02for the next few days.

00:43:03I knew she was not finished.

00:43:05In my first life,

00:43:06this was when she destroyed

00:43:07the $150,000 wedding gown

00:43:09I had chosen

00:43:09for our ceremony.

00:43:10Our wedding celebration

00:43:11was scheduled

00:43:12for the following month.

00:43:13This time,

00:43:14I had the real gown

00:43:14placed in a secure vault.

00:43:16Then I bought a flimsy

00:43:17white bridal dress

00:43:17for $20 at a thrift store.

00:43:19I put it together

00:43:20with Ethan's most treasured possession,

00:43:21a rare signed jersey

00:43:22that had cost him $45,000 at auction.

00:43:25I sealed both inside

00:43:26an expensive opaque garment bag

00:43:27and hung it where my gown had been.

00:43:29I coated the inside of the bag

00:43:30and both garments

00:43:31with extra strength itching powder

00:43:32from a novelty supplier.

00:43:34That weekend,

00:43:35Ethan used the excuse

00:43:36of picking up some files

00:43:37to bring Vanessa home.

00:43:38I pretended to leave

00:43:39for a shopping trip,

00:43:40then hid in a blind spot

00:43:40in the stairwell.

00:43:41My phone was connected

00:43:42to the cameras

00:43:43inside the apartment.

00:43:44On the screen,

00:43:45Vanessa watched me leave

00:43:46and immediately slipped

00:43:46into the guest room.

00:43:47To make sure she ruined

00:43:48the gown completely,

00:43:49she closed her eyes

00:43:50and began cutting

00:43:51and tearing through

00:43:51the garment bag.

00:43:52The cheap white fabric

00:43:53shredded easily.

00:43:54She was enjoying herself

00:43:55so much that she never noticed

00:43:56the blue jersey being cut

00:43:57into strips along with it.

00:43:59The powder coated

00:43:59her hands and clothes.

00:44:00Once she finished,

00:44:01she hurried out of the room

00:44:02with guilt written

00:44:03all over her face.

00:44:04Within minutes,

00:44:04she began squirming

00:44:05and scratching her arms

00:44:06and neck.

00:44:06I took my time

00:44:07opening the front door.

00:44:09My husband's best friend

00:44:11since childhood,

00:44:12Vanessa Brooks,

00:44:12claimed to be

00:44:13severely nearsighted.

00:44:14At dinner with a group

00:44:15of friends,

00:44:15she dropped straight

00:44:16into my husband's lap.

00:44:17Oh my god, Claire,

00:44:18I'm so sorry.

00:44:19My eyesight is terrible.

00:44:21I honestly thought

00:44:21the chair was empty.

00:44:22The $150,000 wedding gown

00:44:24I had chosen

00:44:25was shredded

00:44:26while I was away.

00:44:27When I confronted her,

00:44:28Claire,

00:44:29I can barely tell

00:44:30clothes apart

00:44:30without my contacts.

00:44:31It was white,

00:44:32so I thought it was

00:44:33one of the new

00:44:33cleaning rags.

00:44:34Her severe nearsightedness

00:44:36became an all-purpose excuse.

00:44:38She wore my husband's shirts.

00:44:40She slept in my husband's bed.

00:44:41Then,

00:44:42when I was nine months pregnant

00:44:43and rolling on the floor

00:44:44in agony,

00:44:45I called Ethan for help.

00:44:46Vanessa secretly

00:44:47ended the call.

00:44:48Oops.

00:44:48I couldn't read the caller,

00:44:49Sidi.

00:44:50I thought it was a telemarketer.

00:44:51I bled to death

00:44:52before anyone came.

00:44:53My baby died with me.

00:44:54When I opened my eyes again,

00:44:55I was back at the dinner

00:44:56where Vanessa had sat

00:44:57on Ethan's lap.

00:44:58She was still cooing.

00:44:59I really thought

00:45:00nobody was sitting there.

00:45:01I picked up the cup

00:45:02of scalding hot tea beside me

00:45:04and threw it in her face

00:45:05without hesitation.

00:45:06Oh,

00:45:06I'm so sorry.

00:45:08I was just diagnosed

00:45:09with early offset Parkinson's.

00:45:11I can't control my hands.

00:45:12You don't mind,

00:45:13do you?

00:45:15The scalding tea

00:45:16splashed across Vanessa's chest.

00:45:19Claire Bennett,

00:45:19have you lost your mind?

00:45:21Vanessa made an innocent mistake

00:45:22because she couldn't see

00:45:23and you threw boiling water

00:45:24on her!

00:45:25I told you.

00:45:27I have Parkinson's.

00:45:28My hands shake.

00:45:29I can't control them.

00:45:33Claire,

00:45:34I know you don't like me,

00:45:35but I really am severely nearsighted.

00:45:37I forgot my contacts,

00:45:38so I sat in the wrong place.

00:45:39If you don't want me here,

00:45:41I'll leave.

00:45:41Claire,

00:45:42you're being ridiculously petty.

00:45:43Vanessa and Ethan

00:45:44have known each other

00:45:45since kindergarten,

00:45:45so she sat on his lap

00:45:46for one second.

00:45:47Who cares?

00:45:48Her prescription is minus eight.

00:45:50She didn't do it on purpose.

00:45:52And now you're pretending

00:45:53to have Parkinson's?

00:45:54You're barely 30.

00:45:55Who do you expect to believe that?

00:45:56I grabbed the platter

00:45:57of spicy shrimp pasta

00:45:58that had just arrived.

00:45:59I dumped the whole thing,

00:46:00creamy spicy sauce and all,

00:46:02over the man who had just spoken.

00:46:03Oops.

00:46:04My hand shook again.

00:46:05He stared at his ruined

00:46:06$15,000 suit,

00:46:08then jumped up cursing

00:46:09as he desperately brushed

00:46:10chilies and peppercorns

00:46:11off the fabric.

00:46:12The room went silent.

00:46:14Are you finished?

00:46:15Apologize to Vanessa and Derek

00:46:16right now!

00:46:17I slapped him across the face.

00:46:20Tremor.

00:46:21Couldn't help it.

00:46:22Ethan covered his cheek

00:46:23and stared at me

00:46:24in disbelief.

00:46:25Ethan,

00:46:26please don't blame Claire.

00:46:27This is all my fault.

00:46:28If I were completely blind,

00:46:30I wouldn't keep upsetting her

00:46:31and the two of you

00:46:32wouldn't fight because of me.

00:46:34If you're that blind,

00:46:35I'll take you to an ophthalmologist

00:46:36right now.

00:46:37Ethan,

00:46:37you can take me to neurology.

00:46:38My Parkinson's clearly

00:46:40needs immediate treatment.

00:46:41Claire,

00:46:42don't push it.

00:46:42I pulled out my phone

00:46:43and called 911.

00:46:45Hi,

00:46:46we're in the private dining room

00:46:47at the Wellington.

00:46:47One person has been scalded,

00:46:49another is hyperventilating

00:46:50over a ruined suit,

00:46:51and we have a visually impaired

00:46:52woman who apparently

00:46:53can't tell a grown man

00:46:54from an empty chair.

00:46:55We need an ambulance.

00:46:58I ended the call,

00:46:59pulled out my chair,

00:47:00and sat down.

00:47:01The ambulance took Vanessa

00:47:02to a hospital downtown.

00:47:04Ethan rode with her.

00:47:05The rest of us followed.

00:47:06At the emergency room,

00:47:07I complained about my tremors

00:47:08until a neurology resident

00:47:09evaluated me

00:47:10and ordered follow-up testing.

00:47:12Once the burn team

00:47:12dressed Vanessa's chest,

00:47:14I carried my paperwork

00:47:14to the hospital's

00:47:15urgent eye clinic.

00:47:16Vanessa was leaning

00:47:17against Ethan,

00:47:18whimpering about the burn.

00:47:19I walked over

00:47:20and yanked her out of his arms.

00:47:22Doctor,

00:47:23fit her with the thickest glasses

00:47:24her actual prescription requires

00:47:25and make the frames

00:47:26impossible to miss.

00:47:28Her myopia is significant,

00:47:29but modern high-index lenses

00:47:31can correct it

00:47:31without being unusually thick.

00:47:33She mistook a six-foot man

00:47:34for an empty chair

00:47:35and sat down on him.

00:47:36If the prescription

00:47:37isn't the problem,

00:47:38then perhaps we should discuss

00:47:39why she keeps behaving

00:47:40as if she's blind.

00:47:41I won't wear glasses!

00:47:42They make me look hideous!

00:47:43Ethan, help me!

00:47:44That's enough, Claire.

00:47:46Vanessa cares about her appearance,

00:47:47so she normally wears contacts.

00:47:48She just forgot them today.

00:47:50I pulled a bottle

00:47:50of industrial-strength superglue.

00:47:52You don't want glasses?

00:47:54Fine.

00:47:54I'll glue the connex

00:47:55to your eyeballs,

00:47:56then you'll never forget them again.

00:47:58No!

00:47:59You're insane!

00:48:03Parkinson's.

00:48:04Nothing I can do.

00:48:05Ethan shook with rage.

00:48:06He tore off the expensive jacket

00:48:07and threw it in the trash.

00:48:09Use her real prescription.

00:48:10Put it in thick black frames

00:48:11and make sure she leaves

00:48:12with them on.

00:48:13If she walks out

00:48:14unable to identify furniture,

00:48:15I'll file a patient safety complaint.

00:48:18The doctor looked exhausted,

00:48:20but the prescription itself

00:48:21was medically appropriate.

00:48:22He sent us to the optical shop

00:48:23across the lobby

00:48:24for temporary lenses

00:48:25and heavy black frames.

00:48:27Half an hour later,

00:48:28the glasses sat on Vanessa's face.

00:48:29She looked in the mirror

00:48:30and burst into tears.

00:48:31I walked over

00:48:32and slacked the remaining superglue

00:48:34onto the counter.

00:48:35If you take those glasses off,

00:48:36I'll glue them

00:48:37to the bridge of your nose.

00:48:38Vanessa clutched the frames.

00:48:40She was too frightened

00:48:41even to cry out loud.

00:48:42When we got home,

00:48:43I locked Ethan outside.

00:48:44He pounded on the door.

00:48:45Claire, open this door.

00:48:47I don't feel right

00:48:48leaving Vanessa alone at a hotel.

00:48:50She can't see.

00:48:52I need to grab some things

00:48:53and go take care of her.

00:48:56Go ahead.

00:48:58But if you leave,

00:48:59don't come back.

00:49:00The hallway went quiet.

00:49:02I knew Ethan

00:49:02would not dare walk away.

00:49:03My father's family trust

00:49:04had provided the seed money

00:49:06for Ethan's company

00:49:07and still controlled

00:49:07its main line of credit.

00:49:08With me taking this hard a line,

00:49:10Ethan knew that

00:49:11if he openly turned against me,

00:49:12the trust could freeze

00:49:13his financing by morning.

00:49:14The next day,

00:49:15I had the locks changed

00:49:16before I went to work.

00:49:17I came home early that afternoon.

00:49:19The moment I opened the door,

00:49:20I saw Vanessa wandering

00:49:21around my living room

00:49:22in an oversized white garment,

00:49:23her bare legs on full display.

00:49:25The thick glasses were gone.

00:49:26As soon as she saw me,

00:49:27she arranged her face

00:49:28into a look of panic.

00:49:29Claire, please don't misunderstand.

00:49:30I couldn't see

00:49:31and I thought this was mine.

00:49:33I studied what she was wearing.

00:49:34It was a limited edition

00:49:35silk couture dress

00:49:36that had cost me $15,000.

00:49:38I had deliberately hung it

00:49:39in Ethan's closet.

00:49:40Not only had she put it on,

00:49:41but she had cut the hem short.

00:49:43I crossed the room

00:49:44and slapped her.

00:49:44Vanessa fell onto the couch.

00:49:46Claire!

00:49:47What gives you the right to hit me?

00:49:49I pointed at the dress.

00:49:52Your eyes don't work?

00:49:53And neither do your hands?

00:49:55That's a limited edition couture dress.

00:49:56How did you mistake it

00:49:57for a man's shirt?

00:49:58She held her cheek,

00:49:59her eyes swimming with tears.

00:50:00I honestly couldn't tell.

00:50:02The cut looked like

00:50:02something Ethan would wear.

00:50:04I nodded.

00:50:05Fine.

00:50:05The bedroom door

00:50:06stood wide open.

00:50:07You couldn't tell.

00:50:08Then what were you doing

00:50:08in the primary bedroom?

00:50:10My bed was a-

00:50:10I pulled her over

00:50:11to see her masterpiece.

00:50:13I was exhausted.

00:50:15The hallway was blurry

00:50:17and I opened the wrong door.

00:50:20Don't be mad, Claire.

00:50:23I'll wash the sheets right now.

00:50:25I turned toward the kitchen,

00:50:26summoned my Parkinson's,

00:50:28and came back with a chef's knife

00:50:29trembling in my hand.

00:50:30Vanessa screamed and scrambled

00:50:31toward the front door.

00:50:33She dropped to the floor.

00:50:35Since you love wearing my clothes,

00:50:37let me improve the design for you.

00:50:39The blade flashed down

00:50:40and sliced through

00:50:41the back of the dress.

00:50:42Vanessa shrieked

00:50:42and covered her chest.

00:50:44I dragged her into the hallway

00:50:45and threw her out.

00:50:46Get out.

00:50:47She stood barefoot in the hall,

00:50:49barely covered by torn silk.

00:50:50I shut the door.

00:50:51When Ethan came home that night,

00:50:53he found Vanessa

00:50:54shivering in the hallway,

00:50:55wrapped in an old coat

00:50:56borrowed from a neighbor.

00:50:57He stormed into the apartment

00:50:58and pointed in my face.

00:50:59Claire Bennett,

00:51:00you're vicious.

00:51:01Vanessa walked into the wrong room

00:51:03and put on the wrong clothes,

00:51:04so you threw her out half naked?

00:51:06How is she supposed

00:51:07to face anyone after this?

00:51:09I sat on the couch,

00:51:10filing my nails.

00:51:11She's severely nearsighted,

00:51:12isn't she?

00:51:13Even if people stare at her,

00:51:14she can't see them.

00:51:15What's the problem?

00:51:16Ethan grabbed a glass from the table

00:51:17and hurled it to the floor.

00:51:19You will apologize to Vanessa,

00:51:21and you will let her stay here.

00:51:22I sat down the nail file and stood.

00:51:27Did you forget

00:51:28who paid for this apartment?

00:51:29I bought it before we married,

00:51:30and my name is the only one on the deed.

00:51:32It's my separate property.

00:51:34I decide who stays and who goes.

00:51:35You don't get a vote.

00:51:36Ethan's face darkened.

00:51:38I'm your husband.

00:51:40I have every right to decide

00:51:41who lives in our home.

00:51:44Say one more word,

00:51:45and you'll be homeless too.

00:51:46His jaw tightened,

00:51:47but he said nothing.

00:51:48He turned around,

00:51:49led Vanessa away,

00:51:50and checked them both into a hotel.

00:51:51Vanessa disappeared for the next few days.

00:51:53I knew she was not finished.

00:51:55In my first life,

00:51:56this was when she destroyed

00:51:57the $150,000 wedding gown

00:51:59I had chosen for our ceremony.

00:52:00Our wedding celebration

00:52:01was scheduled for the following month.

00:52:03This time,

00:52:04I had the real gown placed in a secure vault.

00:52:06Then I bought a flimsy white bridal dress

00:52:07for $20 at a thrift store.

00:52:09I put it together

00:52:10with Ethan's most treasured possession,

00:52:11a rare signed jersey

00:52:12that had cost him $45,000 at auction.

00:52:15I sealed both inside

00:52:16an expensive opaque garment bag

00:52:17and hung it where my gown had been.

00:52:19I coated the inside of the bag

00:52:20and both garments

00:52:21with extra strength itching powder

00:52:22from a novelty supplier.

00:52:24That weekend,

00:52:25Ethan used the excuse

00:52:26of picking up some files

00:52:27to bring Vanessa home.

00:52:28I pretended to leave

00:52:29for a shopping trip,

00:52:30then hid in a blind spot

00:52:30in the stairwell.

00:52:31My phone was connected

00:52:32to the cameras inside the apartment.

00:52:34On the screen,

00:52:35Vanessa watched me leave

00:52:36and immediately slipped

00:52:36into the guest room.

00:52:37To make sure she ruined

00:52:38the gown completely,

00:52:39she closed her eyes

00:52:40and began cutting

00:52:41and tearing through the garment bag.

00:52:42The cheap white fabric

00:52:43shredded easily.

00:52:44She was enjoying herself so much

00:52:45that she never noticed

00:52:46the blue jersey being cut

00:52:47into strips along with it.

00:52:49The powder coated

00:52:49her hands and clothes.

00:52:50Once she finished,

00:52:51she hurried out of the room

00:52:52with guilt written

00:52:53all over her face.

00:52:54Within minutes,

00:52:54she began squirming

00:52:55and scratching her arms and neck.

00:52:56I took my time

00:52:57opening the front door.

00:52:59My husband's best friend

00:53:01since childhood,

00:53:02Vanessa Brooks,

00:53:02claimed to be severely nearsighted.

00:53:04At dinner with a group of friends,

00:53:05she dropped straight

00:53:06into my husband's lap.

00:53:07Oh my god, Claire,

00:53:08I'm so sorry.

00:53:09My eyesight is terrible.

00:53:11I honestly thought

00:53:11the chair was empty.

00:53:12The $150,000 wedding gown

00:53:14I had chosen

00:53:15was shredded while I was away.

00:53:17When I confronted her,

00:53:18Claire,

00:53:19I can barely tell clothes

00:53:20apart without my contacts.

00:53:21It was white,

00:53:22so I thought it was

00:53:23one of the new cleaning rags.

00:53:24Her severe nearsightedness

00:53:26became an all-purpose excuse.

00:53:28She wore my husband's shirts.

00:53:29She slept in my husband's bed.

00:53:31Then,

00:53:32when I was nine months pregnant

00:53:33and rolling on the floor

00:53:34in agony,

00:53:35I called Ethan for help.

00:53:36Vanessa secretly ended the call.

00:53:38Oops.

00:53:38I couldn't read the caller,

00:53:39Sidey.

00:53:40I thought it was a telemarketer.

00:53:41I bled to death

00:53:42before anyone came.

00:53:43My baby died with me.

00:53:44When I opened my eyes again,

00:53:46I was back at the dinner

00:53:46where Vanessa had sat

00:53:47on Ethan's lap.

00:53:48She was still cooing.

00:53:49I really thought

00:53:50nobody was sitting there.

00:53:51I picked up the cup

00:53:52of scalding hot tea beside me

00:53:54and threw it in her face

00:53:55without hesitation.

00:53:56Oh, I'm so sorry.

00:53:58I was just diagnosed

00:53:59with early offset Parkinson's.

00:54:01I can't control my hands.

00:54:02You don't mind, do you?

00:54:05The scalding tea

00:54:06splashed across Vanessa's chest.

00:54:09Claire Bennett,

00:54:09have you lost your mind?

00:54:11Vanessa made an innocent mistake

00:54:12because she couldn't see

00:54:13and you threw

00:54:14boiling water on her!

00:54:15I told you,

00:54:17I have Parkinson's.

00:54:18My hands shake.

00:54:19I can't control them.

00:54:23Claire, I know you don't like me,

00:54:25but I really am severely nearsighted.

00:54:27I forgot my contacts,

00:54:28so I sat in the wrong place.

00:54:29If you don't want me here,

00:54:31I'll leave.

00:54:31Claire, you're being

00:54:32ridiculously petty.

00:54:33Vanessa and Ethan

00:54:34have known each other

00:54:35since kindergarten,

00:54:35so she sat on his lap

00:54:36for one second.

00:54:37Who cares?

00:54:38Her prescription is minus eight.

00:54:40She didn't do it on purpose.

00:54:42And now you're pretending

00:54:43to have Parkinson's?

00:54:44You're barely 30.

00:54:45Who do you expect

00:54:45to believe that?

00:54:46I grabbed the platter

00:54:47of spicy shrimp pasta

00:54:48that had just arrived.

00:54:49I dumped the whole thing,

00:54:50creamy spicy sauce and all,

00:54:52over the man

00:54:52who had just spoken.

00:54:53Oops.

00:54:54My hand shook again.

00:54:55He stared at his ruined

00:54:56$15,000 suit,

00:54:58then jumped up cursing

00:54:59as he desperately brushed

00:55:00chilies and peppercorns

00:55:01off the fabric.

00:55:02The room went silent.

00:55:04Are you finished?

00:55:05Apologize to Vanessa and Derek

00:55:06right now!

00:55:07I slapped him

00:55:08across the face.

00:55:10Tremor.

00:55:11Couldn't help it.

00:55:12Ethan covered his cheek

00:55:13and stared at me

00:55:14in disbelief.

00:55:15Ethan,

00:55:16please don't blame Claire.

00:55:17This is all my fault.

00:55:18If I were completely blind,

00:55:20I wouldn't keep upsetting her

00:55:21and the two of you

00:55:22wouldn't fight because of me.

00:55:23If you're that blind,

00:55:25I'll take you

00:55:25to an ophthalmologist

00:55:26right now.

00:55:27Ethan,

00:55:27you can take me

00:55:28to neurology.

00:55:29My Parkinson's clearly

00:55:30needs immediate treatment.

00:55:31Claire,

00:55:31don't push it.

00:55:32I pulled out my phone

00:55:33and called 911.

00:55:35Hi,

00:55:36we're in the private dining room

00:55:37at the Wellington.

00:55:37One person has been scalded,

00:55:39another is hyperventilating

00:55:40over a ruined suit,

00:55:41and we have a visually impaired

00:55:42woman who apparently

00:55:43can't tell a grown man

00:55:44from an empty chair.

00:55:45We need an ambulance.

00:55:48I ended the call,

00:55:49pulled out my chair,

00:55:50and sat down.

00:55:51The ambulance took Vanessa

00:55:52to a hospital downtown.

00:55:54Ethan rode with her.

00:55:55The rest of us followed.

00:55:56At the emergency room,

00:55:57I complained about my tremors

00:55:58until a neurology resident

00:55:59evaluated me

00:56:00and ordered follow-up testing.

00:56:02Once the burn team

00:56:02dressed Vanessa's chest,

00:56:04I carried my paperwork

00:56:04to the hospital's

00:56:05urgent eye clinic.

00:56:06Vanessa was leaning

00:56:07against Ethan,

00:56:08whimpering about the burn.

00:56:09I walked over

00:56:10and yanked her

00:56:11out of his arms.

00:56:12Doctor,

00:56:13fit her with the thickest glasses

00:56:14her actual prescription requires

00:56:15and make the frames

00:56:16impossible to miss.

00:56:17Her myopia is significant,

00:56:19but modern high-index lenses

00:56:21can correct it

00:56:21without being unusually thick.

00:56:23She mistook a six-foot man

00:56:24for an empty chair

00:56:25and sat down on him.

00:56:26If the prescription

00:56:27isn't the problem,

00:56:28then perhaps we should discuss

00:56:29why she keeps behaving

00:56:30as if she's blind.

00:56:31I won't wear glasses!

00:56:32They make me look hideous!

00:56:33Ethan, help me!

00:56:34That's enough, Claire.

00:56:36Vanessa cares about her appearance,

00:56:37so she normally wears contacts.

00:56:39She just forgot them today.

00:56:40I pulled a bottle

00:56:40of industrial-strength

00:56:41superglue.

00:56:42You don't want glasses?

00:56:44Fine.

00:56:44I'll glue the connex

00:56:45to your eyeballs,

00:56:46then you'll never forget them again.

00:56:48No!

00:56:49You're insane!

00:56:53Parkinson's.

00:56:54Nothing I can do.

00:56:55Ethan shook with rage.

00:56:56He tore off the expensive jacket

00:56:57and threw it in the trash.

00:56:59Use her real prescription.

00:57:00Put it in thick black frames

00:57:01and make sure she leaves with them on.

00:57:03If she walks out

00:57:04unable to identify furniture,

00:57:05I'll file a patient safety complaint.

00:57:08The doctor looked exhausted,

00:57:10but the prescription itself

00:57:11was medically appropriate.

00:57:12He sent us to the optical shop

00:57:13across the lobby

00:57:14for temporary lenses

00:57:15and heavy black frames.

00:57:17Half an hour later,

00:57:18the glasses sat on Vanessa's face.

00:57:19She looked in the mirror

00:57:20and burst into tears.

00:57:21I walked over

00:57:22and slacked the remaining superglue

00:57:24onto the counter.

00:57:25If you take those glasses off,

00:57:27I'll glue them

00:57:27to the bridge of your nose.

00:57:28Vanessa clutched the frames.

00:57:30She was too frightened

00:57:31even to cry out loud.

00:57:32When we got home,

00:57:33I locked Ethan outside.

00:57:34He pounded on the door.

00:57:36Claire,

00:57:36open this door!

00:57:37I don't feel right

00:57:38leaving Vanessa alone

00:57:39at a hotel.

00:57:40She can't see.

00:57:42I need to grab some things

00:57:43and go take care of her!

00:57:46Go ahead.

00:57:48But if you leave,

00:57:49don't come back.

00:57:50The hallway went quiet.

00:57:52I knew Ethan would not dare walk away.

00:57:53My father's family trust

00:57:54had provided the seed money

00:57:56for Ethan's company

00:57:57and still controlled

00:57:57its main line of credit.

00:57:58With me taking this hard a line,

00:58:00Ethan knew that

00:58:01if he openly turned against me,

00:58:02the trust could freeze

00:58:03his financing by morning.

00:58:04The next day,

00:58:05I had the locks changed

00:58:06before I went to work.

00:58:07I came home early that afternoon.

00:58:09The moment I opened the door,

00:58:10I saw Vanessa wandering

00:58:11around my living room

00:58:12in an oversized white garment,

00:58:13her bare legs on full display.

00:58:15The thick glasses were gone.

00:58:16As soon as she saw me,

00:58:17she arranged her face

00:58:18into a look of panic.

00:58:19Claire, please don't misunderstand.

00:58:20I couldn't see

00:58:21and I thought this was mine.

00:58:23I studied what she was wearing.

00:58:24It was a limited edition

00:58:25silk couture dress

00:58:26that had cost me $15,000.

00:58:28I had deliberately hung it

00:58:29in Ethan's closet.

00:58:30Not only had she put it on,

00:58:31but she had cut the hem short.

00:58:33I crossed the room

00:58:34and slapped her.

00:58:34Vanessa fell onto the couch.

00:58:37Claire!

00:58:37What gives you the right to hit me?

00:58:39I pointed at the dress.

00:58:42Your eyes don't work

00:58:43and neither do your hands.

00:58:45That's a limited edition couture dress.

00:58:46How did you mistake it

00:58:47for a man's shirt?

00:58:48She held her cheek,

00:58:49her eyes swimming with tears.

00:58:50I honestly couldn't tell.

00:58:52The cut looked like

00:58:52something Ethan would wear.

00:58:54I nodded.

00:58:54Fine.

00:58:55The bedroom door stood wide open.

00:58:57You couldn't tell.

00:58:58Then what were you doing

00:58:58in the primary bedroom?

00:59:00My bed was a-

00:59:00I pulled her over

00:59:01to see her masterpiece.

00:59:03I was exhausted.

00:59:05The hallway was blurry

00:59:07and I opened the wrong door.

00:59:10Don't be mad, Claire.

00:59:13I'll wash the sheets right now.

00:59:15I turned toward the kitchen,

00:59:16summoned my Parkinson's,

00:59:18and came back with a chef's knife

00:59:19trembling in my hand.

00:59:20Vanessa screamed and scrambled

00:59:21toward the front door.

00:59:23She dropped to the floor.

00:59:25Since you love wearing my clothes,

00:59:27let me improve the design for you.

00:59:29The blade flashed down

00:59:30and sliced through the back of the dress.

00:59:32Vanessa shrieked

00:59:32and covered her chest.

00:59:33I dragged her into the hallway

00:59:35and threw her out.

00:59:36Get out.

00:59:37She stood barefoot in the hall,

00:59:39barely covered by torn silk.

00:59:41I shut the door.

00:59:41When Ethan came home that night,

00:59:43he found Vanessa

00:59:43shivering in the hallway,

00:59:45wrapped in an old coat

00:59:46borrowed from a neighbor.

00:59:47He stormed into the apartment

00:59:48and pointed in my face.

00:59:49Claire Bennett,

00:59:50you're vicious.

00:59:51Vanessa walked into the wrong room

00:59:53and put on the wrong clothes,

00:59:54so you threw her out half naked?

00:59:56How is she supposed

00:59:57to face anyone after this?

00:59:59I sat on the couch,

01:00:00filing my nails.

01:00:01She's severely nearsighted,

01:00:02isn't she?

01:00:03Even if people stare at her,

01:00:04she can't see them.

01:00:05What's the problem?

01:00:06Ethan grabbed a glass

01:00:07from the table

01:00:07and hurled it to the floor.

01:00:09You will apologize to Vanessa

01:00:11and you will let her stay here.

01:00:12I set down the nail file

01:00:13and stood.

01:00:17Did you forget

01:00:18who paid for this apartment?

01:00:19I bought it before we married

01:00:20and my name is the only one

01:00:22on the deed.

01:00:22It's my separate property.

01:00:24I decide who stays

01:00:25and who goes.

01:00:25You don't get a vote.

01:00:26Ethan's face darkened.

01:00:28I'm your husband.

01:00:30I have every right to decide

01:00:31who lives in our home.

01:00:33Say one more word

01:00:35and you'll be homeless too.

01:00:36His jaw tightened

01:00:37but he said nothing.

01:00:38He turned around,

01:00:39led Vanessa away

01:00:40and checked them both

01:00:41into a hotel.

01:00:42Vanessa disappeared

01:00:42for the next few days.

01:00:43I knew she was not finished.

01:00:45In my first life,

01:00:46this was when she destroyed

01:00:47the $150,000 wedding gown

01:00:49I had chosen for our ceremony.

01:00:50Our wedding celebration

01:00:51was scheduled

01:00:52for the following month.

01:00:53This time,

01:00:54I had the real gown

01:00:54placed in a secure vault.

01:00:56Then I bought a flimsy

01:00:57white bridal dress

01:00:57for $20 at a thrift store.

01:00:59I put it together

01:01:00with Ethan's

01:01:00most treasured possession,

01:01:01a rare signed jersey

01:01:02that had cost him

01:01:03$45,000 at auction.

01:01:05I sealed both inside

01:01:06an expensive opaque garment bag

01:01:07and hung it

01:01:08where my gown had been.

01:01:09I coated the inside

01:01:10of the bag

01:01:10and both garments

01:01:11with extra strength

01:01:12itching powder

01:01:12from a novelty supplier.

01:01:14That weekend,

01:01:15Ethan used the excuse

01:01:16of picking up some files

01:01:17to bring Vanessa home.

01:01:18I pretended to leave

01:01:19for a shopping trip

01:01:19then hid in a blind spot

01:01:20in the stairwell.

01:01:21My phone was connected

01:01:22to the cameras

01:01:23inside the apartment.

01:01:24On the screen,

01:01:25Vanessa watched me leave

01:01:26and immediately slipped

01:01:26into the guest room.

01:01:27To make sure she ruined

01:01:28the gown completely,

01:01:29she closed her eyes

01:01:30and began cutting

01:01:31and tearing through

01:01:31the garment bag.

01:01:32The cheap white fabric

01:01:33shredded easily.

01:01:34She was enjoying herself

01:01:35so much that she never

01:01:36noticed the blue jersey

01:01:37being cut into strips

01:01:38along with it.

01:01:39The powder coated

01:01:39her hands and clothes.

01:01:40Once she finished,

01:01:41she hurried out of the room

01:01:42with guilt written

01:01:43all over her face.

01:01:44Within minutes,

01:01:44she began squirming

01:01:45and scratching her arms

01:01:46and neck.

01:01:46I took my time

01:01:47opening the front door.

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