I Found Something Under My Wife’s Car Seat That Didn’t Belong There. I Left Four Words—and Chaos Followed.

And Susan… I love you.”

A pause. “I love you too, Jim.”

Probably the last lie we’d ever tell each other.

At three o’clock, I parked two blocks from our house. Derek’s pickup appeared at three-fifteen, right on schedule. He walked confidently to our door, carrying wine, probably, or flowers. He had no idea he was walking into a trap.

I waited thirty minutes,continue reading …