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Jun 26, 2025
#redditrelationship #aita #redditstories š„ Welcome to Reddit Unheard Stories ā where the drama is real and the justice is brutal. Todayās tale follows Jake, a loyal, principled lawyer who uncovers a shocking betrayal by his wifeā¦ and doesnāt just get mad ā he gets even. When Jake finds emails revealing his wife Sarahās affair with a coworker during a ābusiness tripā to Paris, he launches a masterclass in calculated revenge. From legal traps to hidden cameras, secret documents to mysterious allies ā this story has it all. š¢ Was Jake justified or did he go too far? Drop your thoughts in the comments below. š Donāt forget to Like, Subscribe, and hit that notification bell for more unbelievable Reddit tales that you wonāt find anywhere else. š Share your story at [your ema
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hey there folks welcome to Reddit
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Unheard Stories if you're just joining
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us hit that follow button because I'm
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about to take you on one hell of a ride
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today's story is about a guy named Jake
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a lawyer with a heart full of boy scout
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values trust loyalty the whole deal who
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gets hit with a betrayal that' knock
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anyone sideways
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but Jake he doesn't just take it lying
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down he flips the script in a way that's
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equal parts clever ruthless and
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downright wild so grab a drink settle in
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and let's dive into the tale of Jake his
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wife Sarah and a plan that turned
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heartbreak into a masterclass in revenge
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jake's a 30-year-old lawyer living in a
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quiet Virginia suburb the kind of place
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where the houses have big yards and the
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neighbors wave as they grab their mail
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he's been married to Sarah another
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lawyer for 5 years they met in law
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school back when Jake was still a bit of
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a nerdy idealist quoting the Boy Scout
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code like it was gospel
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sarah was different sharp ambitious with
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these piercing blue eyes that could make
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you feel like the only person in the
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room they were a power couple or so Jake
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thought their little ranch house with
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its treehouse out back and a creek
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running through the woods was their
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slice of paradise jake loved the place
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for its price in the 20-minute commute
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to the metro sarah she fell for the
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treehouse said it'd be perfect for kids
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someday but lately things haven't been
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so perfect
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sarah's been distant spending late
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nights at the office dodging Jake's
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questions with a quick smile and a
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change of subject
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jake's not the suspicious type he's got
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that boy scout trust baked into him but
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even he's starting to notice the cracks
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sarah's got a big work trip coming up to
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Paris the city of love and Jake being
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the thoughtful husband he is wants to
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surprise her with flowers while she's
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there problem is he can't remember the
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name of her hotel
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she mentioned it once all casual but
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Jake was distracted probably laughing at
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some dumb joke on his phone no big deal
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he figures he'll just check her phone
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real quick now Jake's not the kind to
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snoop never has been that boy scout code
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honesty respect all that good stuff is
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practically tattooed on his soul sarah
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knows it too which is why she never
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bothers with extra security on her phone
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their wedding date 62015 is the passcode
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cute right jake grabs her phone while
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she's out for her morning run punches in
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the code and starts scrolling for the
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hotel info he's expecting a boring work
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email maybe a travel itinerary what he
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finds instead stops him cold emails
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not just any emails but a whole thread
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between Sarah and Matt a parallegal at
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her firm and these aren't about case
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filings or court dates they're talking
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about moonlit boat rides on the sane
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romantic strolls down the shams
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whispering sweet nothings under the
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Parisian stars
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jake's stomach twists as he reads on
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matt suggesting they ditch the Boy Scout
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that's Jake by the way so they can have
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more time together sarah's response she
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feels safe with Matt safe the word hits
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Jake like a punch to the gut 5 years of
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marriage of building a life together and
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she's planning a romantic getaway with
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some gym rat parallegal in the city
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jake's always dreamed of visiting with
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her jake's hands shake as he scrolls
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through the emails each one a fresh stab
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to the heart he's not just hurt he's
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pissed betrayed and the kicker they're
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using their work email accounts for this
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sarah and Matt are lawyers for God's
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sake they've both seen affairs blow up
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in court when some idiot leaves a paper
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trail in discovery jake's worked on
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cases where emails like these were the
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smoking gun and now he's holding one in
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his own marriage he sits there staring
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at the screen the words blurring as his
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mind races
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paris was supposed to be their dream
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trip something they'd always talked
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about sarah knew that and she still lied
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telling him this trip was for a boring
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arbitration case so busy they wouldn't
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even see the sights
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she said it without looking at him her
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voice a little too light like she was
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brushing off a bad joke
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jake's instincts had pinged something
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was wrong but he'd pushed it aside now
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it's all crystal clear he takes a deep
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breath trying to keep his cool jake's a
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lawyer trained to think before he acts
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he heads to the basement fires up the
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Wi-Fi printer and prints out every
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damning email evidence you know got to
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preserve it sarah's still out running
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her sneakers pounding the pavement while
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Jake's world falls apart
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he's not thinking about flowers anymore
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he's thinking strategy like a general
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gearing up for war that boy scout code
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stealth cunning self-reliance is kicking
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in he needs to know more the hotel it's
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the left tour fell right across from the
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Eiffel Tower a 5-minute walk from the
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International Chamber of Commerce where
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Sarah and Matt are supposedly working on
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their case jake's done with romantic
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gestures he's got a new mission now
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first he checks Virginia divorce laws
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pulling from his bar exam days
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infidelity is a solid ground for divorce
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but there's a catch if you find out
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about the affair and keep living
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together it can weaken your case
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confronting Sarah now could backfire
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she's a lawyer too with a big firm
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behind her she could drag this out make
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it messy jake's got to be smart stay one
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step ahead sarah comes back from her run
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sipping Gatorade her shoulder length
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brown hair pulled into a ponytail she
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looks good like she always does but
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Jake's love for her it's gone replaced
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by a cold hard resolve he fakes a smile
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asks about her run and says he's got to
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head out for a work trip to Paris
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Virginia sarah's face goes pale she
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thinks he means France her blue eyes
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widen but she recovers fast cracking a
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joke about Paris virginia being a far
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cry from the Eiffel Tower jake sees the
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panic though and it fuels him
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he dodges her attempt at a hug grabs his
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suitcase and heads out leaving her
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thinking he's just annoyed about a
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lastminute work call jake drives to a
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coffee shop in the nearest shopping
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center orders a latte and spreads out
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his notebook the smell of fresh coffee
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grounds fills the air but it does little
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to calm the storm in his head
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reconciliation
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not an option retribution hell yeah he's
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not just a lawyer he's a boy scout and
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he's about to channel every ounce of
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that training like Churchill once said
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"In war truth is so precious it must be
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guarded by a bodyguard of lies." Jake's
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ready to play dirty even if it means
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bending that scout code a little he
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starts jotting down a plan but he knows
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he can't do this alone he needs a crew
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first calls to Frank a private
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investigator Jake worked with on a pro
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bono divorce case a few years back
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frank's a nononsense guy the kind who
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can dig up dirt faster than you can say
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subpoena
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jake met him during a nasty case
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involving a stepfather abusing his
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stepdaughter frank's evidence photos
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recordings helped put their guy away
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when the police were dragging their feet
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jake dials him up spills the whole story
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the emails the Paris trip the betrayal
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frank lets out a low whistle man she's
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got some balls using your bed with this
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guy he says re he agrees to set up
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cameras outside Jake's house focusing on
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the front door and the treehouse out
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back that treehouse with its perfect
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view into the master bedroom where Sarah
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practices martial arts with the curtains
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open is a gold mine for surveillance
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frank's got a plan park on the service
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road across the creek sneak through the
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woods after dark no fences no dogs
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i'll get you what you need Frank
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promises and Jake trusts him to deliver
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next up is Harry a law school buddy
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who's now a divorce lawyer harry's seen
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it all messy breakups cheating spouses
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the works jake lays it out and Harry's
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allin ready to file on infidelity
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grounds but he warns Jake sarah's got a
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big firm behind her she could make this
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ugly jake's not phased he's got
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something brewing something Harry
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doesn't need to know about yet then
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there's Maggie an old flame from law
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school back in the day Jake and Maggie
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had a thing nothing serious but enough
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to make Sarah jealous when they got
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together
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sarah made it clear she didn't want
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Maggie around and Jake trying to keep
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the peace let her drift out of his life
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now he's swallowing his pride calling
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her up apologizing for letting Sarah
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push her away
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i need your help he says voice low
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maggie's quiet for a moment then agrees
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her voice softening "you owe me dinner
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when this is over," she teases jake's
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building a team and it's starting to
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feel like he's putting together a heist
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jake checks into an extended stay hotel
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in Fairfax far enough from home to stay
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under Sarah's radar the place is nothing
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fancy beige walls a lumpy bed the faint
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smell of cleaning products but it's a
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base of operations
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he heads to El Mariachi a restaurant
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across the street craving some tacos and
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cheap tequila to numb the pain the place
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is lively with mariachi music blasting
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and the smell of sizzling fajitas in the
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air jake scribbling in his notebook
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sketches of Matt with a knife Sarah's
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name crossed out a to-do list with burn
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that pig and angry scrawl when the
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bartender sends over a bottle of
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topshelf tequila Jake's confused he
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ordered the cheap stuff the bartender a
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guy with a sharp jawline and a knowing
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smile raises a glass in salute jake
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vaguely recognizes him but can't place
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from where the guy introduces himself as
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JoseƩ Garcia but says some folks call
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him El Diablo the devil jake chuckles
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thinking it's just a nickname but
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there's something about the guy's eyes
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that makes his skin prickle el Diablo
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thanks Jake for helping his cousin
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escape a bad marriage a while back jake
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remembers the case a divorce hearing
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where he got a client's daughter out of
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a dangerous situation
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el Diablo was there sitting in the back
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of the courtroom quiet but watching
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now he's eyeing Jake's notebook noticing
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the angry sketches trouble with the wife
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he asks voice low jake doesn't see the
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point in lying he spills it sarah's
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affair the Paris trip the whole mess el
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Diablo leans in his smile widening "i
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can help," he says not talking about
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legal advice something darker jake's
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tempted his anger bubbling up he shares
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details sarah's travel plans the hotel
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their house el Diablo asks one question
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"you want reconciliation?"
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Jake locks eyes with him his voice
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steady "trust and loyalty are gone i
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hate her now
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el Diablo nods like he's heard it all
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before "don't worry about a thing," he
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says then slips away into the crowd
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jake's not sure what he just agreed to
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but a part of him doesn't care sunday
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morning Jake's at a diner meeting Sam
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Granger a real estate guy who buys old
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houses to tear down and build McMansions
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jake's house with its cozy vibe and
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treehouse is exactly what Sam's looking
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for
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i'll take it off your hands Sam says
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sipping his coffee demolition job quick
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cash
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jake agrees saying he'll handle the
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paperwork with a power of attorney for
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Sarah since she's too busy to deal sam's
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fine with it even offers to provide the
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form jake's mind is spinning this sale
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could be his ticket to a clean break
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leaving Sarah with nothing but her
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mistakes monday Jake's ready to make his
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move
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frank's cameras confirm Matt spent the
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night at the house jake's been watching
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the footage his stomach churning as he
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sees Matt's car parked in the driveway
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at 7:00 a.m he bursts through the front
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door yelling "Honey I'm home." The house
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smells like coffee and betrayal sarah's
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upstairs her footsteps frantic as she
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scrambles into her robe she comes down
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the stairs hair a mess eyes wide with
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panic matt's still in the house probably
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hiding under the bed like a coward jake
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plays it cool apologizing for not
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returning her calls while he was on the
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road for work he ignores the two wine
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glasses on the counter the faint scent
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of Matt's cologne lingering in the air
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sarah's trying to act normal but her
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hands are trembling then there's a knock
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at the door sarah freezes probably
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thinking it's divorce papers or worse
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jake opens it and in walks Maggie all
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business with her briefcase and a
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notepad
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morning she says flashing a smile that
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doesn't reach her eyes jake explains
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she's here to notoriize some power of
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attorney and mortgage refinance papers
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sarah's so freaked out about Matt hiding
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upstairs she doesn't even glance at the
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documents she grabs a pen signs
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everything divorce petition waiver
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property division agreement giving Jake
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the house cars her jewelry and full
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control over her personal stuff plus an
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affidavit admitting she was with her
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lover in their bed jake and Maggie
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exchange a quick glance barely holding
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back laughter as Sarah scribbles her
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name it's too easy sarah a lawyer who
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should know better is too distracted to
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read the fine print jake heads to the
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basement pretending to take a work call
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giving Sarah time to sneak Matt out
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he hears the garage door cak open Matt's
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heavy footsteps on the stairs and the
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shower running as Sarah tries to wash
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away the evidence
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jake grabs his suitcase the signed
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papers and slips out the basement door
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without a word he's in his car heart
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pounding as he drives to Harry's office
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harry's jaw hits the floor when he sees
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the documents "she signed all this?" he
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asks flipping through the pages the
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divorce petition waiver means Sarah
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can't contest it the property agreement
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gives Jake everything the house sale
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proceeds the cars her jewelry while
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Sarah's left with her $200,000 student
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loan debt and a measly $125,000 in
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retirement savings
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the affidavit
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sarah admitting her affair signed while
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Matt was in the house harry's like
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"She's a lawyer Jake how'd you pull this
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off?" Jake just shrugs his face a mask
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of calm jake lays low ignoring Sarah's
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calls and texts he's got a plan and he's
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sticking to it while Sarah's in Paris he
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sells the house to Sam Granger using her
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power of attorney the movers come in
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packing Sarah's stuff into storage and
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Jake's into a new apartment Sam helped
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him find jake takes one last walk
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through the empty house the floorboards
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creaking under his feet in the backyard
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he piles their wedding photos the album
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and Sarah's wedding dress in the fire
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pit under the treehouse the air smells
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of damp wood and gasoline as he dousses
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the pile with lighter fluid lights a
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match and watches it burn he films the
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whole thing the flames licking at the
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memories of their marriage it's not just
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closure it's a declaration of war then
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things take a turn for the bizarre
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jake's in New York hanging with college
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buddies building an alibi with credit
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card receipts and late night bar tabs
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his phone rings and it's El Diablo
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calling from a landline "your wife and
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her boyfriend had a rough time in
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Paris," he says voice low "they got
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kidnapped at the airport drugged and
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roughed up." "Sarah woke up in a shabby
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hotel her face neck and arms covered in
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tattoos bold red and blue ink spelling
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out fancy woman trumpet and worse matt
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beaten so bad he's in physical therapy
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his career as a parallegal probably over
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jake's stunned but El Diablo's calm like
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he's reporting the weather
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you want her rings he asks jake declines
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says someone else can have them el
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Diablo chuckles and hangs up jake's
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father-in-law calls next voice shaking
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linda's in the hospital he says she
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needs you jake's in a Manhattan cafe the
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smell of espresso grounding him as he
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listens he's cold calculated
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we're divorced he says she cheated with
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the guy she was with in Paris she's not
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my problem anymore he offers to send the
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infidelity video and his father-in-law
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goes silent stunned
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jake hangs up sips his coffee and feels
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nothing the love he had for Sarah is
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gone replaced by a strange empty calm
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sarah's life falls apart she's jobless
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after botching the arbitration missed
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notes sloppy exhibits a client so pissed
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the firm had to fire her and Matt to
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save face
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she's hiding in her parents' basement
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getting painful laser treatments to
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remove the tattoos matt's struggling to
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walk his career toast
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jake he's done with the law firm life he
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tells his boss Sven to shove it buys
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camping gear at REI and heads to the
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Aderondex
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the crisp mountain air the rustle of
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leaves
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it's like he's a boy scout again finding
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peace in the wilderness he's got his
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passport just in case he wants to hit
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Canada and for 8 weeks he's off the grid
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sarah's frantic voicemails and emails
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pile up but Jake deletes them figuring
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her account's been hacked by some crazy
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woman he's done with her drama when Jake
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finally meets Frank and Harry for drinks
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they fill him in on the chaos sarah had
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a meltdown when she saw the empty lot
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where their house used to be
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construction workers laughed at her
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tattooed face despite the duct tape on
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her broken nose her lawyers stormed
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Frank's office threatening lawsuits but
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Frank played the infidelity video clear
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footage of Sarah and Matt in Jake's bed
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they backed off fast sarah admitted
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signing the documents but claimed she
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didn't read them frank's like "You're a
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lawyer and you didn't read good luck
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with that in court." She passed out
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refused the hospital and slunk away
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an anonymous email with more footage
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warned it had go viral if she fought the
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divorce the police looked into the Paris
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incident but dropped it sarah and Matt
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only remember getting into a cab then
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waking up in a hotel build to Sarah's
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credit card jake's alibi in New York is
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airtight and his law school buddy at the
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county courthouse fast-tracked the
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divorce decree
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sarah's left with nothing but debt and
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tattoos while Jake's free single and
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ready for a new start
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he raises a glass with Frank and Harry a
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faint smile on his face
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to new beginnings he says and they clink
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glasses the weight of the past finally
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lifting so that's the story of Jake the
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boy scout who turned betrayal into a
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masterclass in revenge did he go too far
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or did Sarah and Matt get what they
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deserved
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head over to Reddit unheard stories and
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let me know what you think share this
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tale drop your thoughts and let's keep
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the wild stories coming until next time
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stay sharp stay loyal and maybe double
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check those work emails
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