I Went to Surprise My Husband at Work—His Colleague Looked at Me With Tears and Asked, “He Hasn’t Told You Anything, Has He?”

But again:

Threat does not automatically justify excluding your spouse from the existence of danger.

If anything, household safety planning requires more honesty.

We changed passwords.

Home security.

School pickup authorizations for Maya.

Not panic.

Precautions.

PART 44 — GABLE’S ARREST

Months later.