I took a photograph of the water and sent it to Ruth.

Her reply came a minute later: Looks like a good place to start again.

PART 31: THE MORNING AFTER

People sometimes ask what I did to get revenge on my husband and mother-in-law.

They expect a dramatic answer: a public speech, a humiliating revelation at a party, a single phone call that sent them both to prison.

The truth is less theatrical.

I did not take the suitcase to the airport.