While dropping her kids off at summer camp, Claire receives a devastating call: her 67-year-old mother, Edith, who has Alzheimer’s, is missing. After three frantic days of searching, the police find her. But when Edith returns, she reveals a shocking truth about Claire’s husband, Nate.
Claire had left her mother in Nate’s care, trusting him to keep her safe. Instead, he calls to say Edith has vanished. Heart racing, Claire rushes home, guilt consuming her for not being there.
When the police bring Edith back, Claire feels relief, but Nate’s nervous demeanor raises alarm. As Edith points at Nate, saying she saw him with another woman, the air thickens with tension.
Nate tries to downplay the situation, claiming Edith is confused. But Edith insists she witnessed Nate with a woman in their bedroom, causing Claire’s world to shatter.
As Nate admits to having a visitor, Claire realizes the depth of his betrayal. The police, seeing no evidence of a crime, leave. Claire, heartbroken, tells Nate to leave her home, ending their marriage.
With her mother’s Alzheimer’s creeping back, Claire allows Edith to guide her to the kitchen, knowing she has two weeks to confront the devastation ahead.
This work is inspired by real events and people, but it has been fictionalized for creative purposes. Names, characters, and details have been changed to protect privacy and enhance the narrative. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental and not intended by the author.
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