At 2:00 a.m., My Husband Thought I Was Asleep While He Emptied Our Safe to Run Off With His Mistress. Before Leaving, He Kissed Me and Whispered, “Poor Audrey. You Never Saw This Coming.” Hours Later He Sent a Photo From the Airport. I Replied With Four Words That Made Him Call Me Immediately.

The guest room Chloe had stayed in once, supposedly because a late strategy session had run too long for a hotel.

I had believed that story.

I had made up the guest bed myself.

In the walk-in closet, the safe still stood open.

I photographed it again in daylight, then locked it.

An empty safe can look like a wound.

I did not want to keep walking past an open wound.

At 10:00 a.m., Daniel’s defense attorney called.