Forty-Seven Guests Watched Maya Leave With Two Suitcases—Then Her Mother’s Orchid Ring Led to the Money Her Husband Said She Didn’t Have

“Maya, nobody is trying to embarrass you now.”

Maya looked at her, then at the bag by the door.

The shoes were not inside.

Her keys, which Richard had said he found on the kitchen counter after she left, lay beside them.

She stood.

“We’re going.”

Richard picked up the keys before she reached them.

“I’ll keep these until we know what you’re doing.”