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00:00:00My husband's best friend since childhood, Vanessa Brooks, claimed to be severely nearsighted.

00:00:04At dinner with a group of friends, she dropped straight into my husband's lap.

00:00:08Oh my god, Claire, I'm so sorry. My eyesight is terrible. I honestly thought the chair was empty.

00:00:13The $150,000 wedding gown I had chosen was shredded while I was away.

00:00:17When I confronted her,

00:00:18Claire, I can barely tell clothes apart without my contacts.

00:00:21It was white, so I thought it was one of the new cleaning rags.

00:00:25Her severe nearsightedness became an all-purpose excuse in my husband's bed.

00:00:30Then, when I was nine months pregnant and rolling on the floor in agony, I called Ethan for help.

00:00:34Vanessa secretly ended the call.

00:00:36Oops. I couldn't read the caller, Sidey. I thought it was a telemarketer.

00:00:39I bled to death before anyone came. My baby died with me.

00:00:42When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the dinner where Vanessa had sat on Ethan's lap.

00:00:47She was still cooing.

00:00:48I really thought nobody was sitting there.

00:00:50I picked up the cup of scalding hot tea beside me and threw it in her face without hesitation.

00:00:54Oh, I'm so sorry.

00:00:57I was just diagnosed with early offset Parkinson's.

00:01:00I can't control my hands. You don't mind, do you?

00:01:03The scalding tea splashed across Vanessa's chest.

00:01:07Claire Bennett, have you lost your mind?

00:01:09Vanessa made an innocent mistake because she couldn't see and you threw boiling water on her!

00:01:14I told you. I have Parkinson's. My hands shake. I can't control them.

00:01:21Claire, I know you don't like me, but I really am severely nearsighted.

00:01:25I forgot my contacts, so I sat in the wrong place. If you don't want me here, I'll leave!

00:01:30Claire, you're being ridiculously petty. Vanessa and Ethan have known each other since kindergarten, so she sat on his lap

00:01:35for one second. Who cares?

00:01:36Her prescription is minus eight. She didn't do it on purpose.

00:01:40And now you're pretending to have Parkinson's? You're barely 30. Who do you expect to believe that?

00:01:45I grabbed the platter of spicy shrimp pasta that had just arrived.

00:01:48I dumped the whole thing, creamy spicy sauce and all, over the man who had just spoken.

00:01:52Oops!

00:01:53My hand shook again.

00:01:54He stared at his ruined $15,000 suit, then jumped up cursing as he desperately brushed chilies and peppercorns off

00:02:00the fabric.

00:02:00The room went silent.

00:02:02Are you finished? Apologize to Vanessa and Derek right now!

00:02:06I slapped him across the face.

00:02:09Tremor. Couldn't help it. Ethan covered his cheek and stared at me in disbelief.

00:02:14Ethan, please don't blame Claire. This is all my fault.

00:02:17If I were completely blind, I wouldn't keep upsetting her and the two of you wouldn't fight because of me.

00:02:22If you're that blind, I'll take you to an ophthalmologist right now.

00:02:25Ethan, you can take me to neurology. My Parkinson's clearly needs immediate treatment.

00:02:29Claire, don't push it.

00:02:31I pulled out my phone and called 911.

00:02:34Hi, we're in the private dining room at the Wellington.

00:02:36One person has been scalded, another is hyperventilating over a ruined suit,

00:02:39and we have a visually impaired woman who apparently can't tell a grown man from an empty chair.

00:02:43We need an ambulance.

00:02:47I ended the call, pulled out my chair, and sat down.

00:02:49The ambulance took Vanessa to a hospital downtown.

00:02:52Ethan rode with her. The rest of us followed.

00:02:54At the emergency room, I complained about my tremors until a neurology resident evaluated me

00:02:59and ordered follow-up testing.

00:03:00Once the burn team dressed Vanessa's chest, I carried my paperwork to the hospital's urgent eye clinic.

00:03:05Vanessa was leaning against Ethan, whimpering about the burn.

00:03:08I walked over and yanked her out of his arms.

00:03:10Doctor, fit her with the thickest glasses her actual prescription requires,

00:03:14and make the frames impossible to miss.

00:03:16Her myopia is significant, but modern high-index lenses can correct it without being unusually thick.

00:03:21She mistook a six-foot man for an empty chair and sat down on him.

00:03:25If the prescription isn't the problem, then perhaps we should discuss why she keeps behaving as if she's blind.

00:03:29I won't wear glasses! They make me look hideous! Ethan, help me!

00:03:33That's enough, Claire.

00:03:34Vanessa cares about her appearance, so she normally wears contacts.

00:03:37She just forgot them today.

00:03:38I pulled a bottle of industrial-strength superglue.

00:03:40You don't want glasses?

00:03:42Fine. I'll glue the connex to your eyeballs, then you'll never forget them again.

00:03:46No!

00:03:48You're insane!

00:03:51Parkinson's. Nothing I can do.

00:03:53Ethan shook with rage. He tore off the expensive jacket and threw it in the trash.

00:03:57Use her real prescription.

00:03:58Put it in thick black frames and make sure she leaves with them on.

00:04:01If she walks out unable to identify furniture, I'll file a patient safety complaint.

00:04:06The doctor looked exhausted, but the prescription itself was medically appropriate.

00:04:10He sent us to the optical shop across the lobby for temporary lenses and heavy black frames.

00:04:15Half an hour later, the glasses sat on Vanessa's face.

00:04:18She looked in the mirror and burst into tears.

00:04:20I walked over and slacked the remaining superglue onto the counter.

00:04:23If you take those glasses off, I'll glue them to the bridge of your nose.

00:04:27Vanessa clutched the frames.

00:04:28She was too frightened even to cry out loud.

00:04:30When we got home, I locked Ethan outside.

00:04:33He pounded on the door.

00:04:34Claire! Open this door!

00:04:36I don't feel right leaving Vanessa alone at a hotel.

00:04:38She can't see!

00:04:40I need to grab some things and go take care of her!

00:04:44Go ahead.

00:04:46But if you leave, don't come back.

00:04:49The hallway went quiet.

00:04:50I knew Ethan would not dare walk away.

00:04:52My father's family trust had provided the seed money for Ethan's company and still

00:04:55controlled its main line of credit.

00:04:57With me taking this hard a line, Ethan knew that if he openly turned against me, the trust

00:05:01could freeze his financing by morning.

00:05:02The next day, I had the locks changed before I went to work.

00:05:05I came home early that afternoon.

00:05:07The moment I opened the door, I saw Vanessa wandering around my living room in an oversized

00:05:11white garment, her bare legs on full display.

00:05:13The thick glasses were gone.

00:05:14As soon as she saw me, she arranged her face into a look of panic.

00:05:18Claire, please don't misunderstand.

00:05:19I couldn't see and I thought this was mine.

00:05:21I studied what she was wearing.

00:05:22It was a limited edition silk couture dress that had cost me $15,000.

00:05:27I had deliberately hung it in Ethan's closet.

00:05:29Not only had she put it on, but she had cut the hem short.

00:05:31I crossed the room and slapped her.

00:05:33Vanessa fell onto the couch.

00:05:35Claire!

00:05:36What gives you the right to hit me?

00:05:38I pointed at the dress.

00:05:39Claire!

00:05:41Your eyes don't work, and neither do your hands.

00:05:43That's a limited edition couture dress.

00:05:44How did you mistake it for a man's shirt?

00:05:46She held her cheek, her eyes swimming with tears.

00:05:49I honestly couldn't tell.

00:05:50The cut looked like something Ethan would wear.

00:05:52I nodded.

00:05:53Fine.

00:05:53The bedroom door stood wide open.

00:05:55You couldn't tell.

00:05:56Then what were you doing in the primary bedroom?

00:05:58My bed was a wreck, and there was a damp stain on the sheets.

00:06:01I pulled her over to see her masterpiece.

00:06:04I was exhausted.

00:06:06The hallway was blurry, and I opened the wrong door.

00:06:11Claire, don't be mad, Claire.

00:06:14I'll wash the sheets right now.

00:06:16I turned toward the kitchen, summoned my Parkinson's, and came back with a chef's knife

00:06:20trembling in my hand.

00:06:21Vanessa screamed and scrambled toward the front door.

00:06:24She dropped to the floor.

00:06:26Since you love wearing my clothes, let me improve the design for you.

00:06:30The blade flashed down and sliced through the back of the dress.

00:06:33Vanessa shrieked and covered her chest.

00:06:34I dragged her into the hallway and threw her out.

00:06:37Get out.

00:06:38She stood barefoot in the hall, barely covered by torn silk.

00:06:41I shut the door.

00:06:42When Ethan came home that night, he found Vanessa shivering in the hallway, wrapped in an old

00:06:46coat borrowed from a neighbor.

00:06:48He stormed into the apartment and pointed in my face.

00:06:50Claire Bennett, you're vicious.

00:06:52Vanessa walked into the wrong room and put on the wrong clothes, so you threw her out half

00:06:56naked?

00:06:57How is she supposed to face anyone after this?

00:06:59I sat on the couch, filing my nails.

00:07:01She's severely nearsighted, isn't she?

00:07:03Even if people stare at her, she can't see them.

00:07:06What's the problem?

00:07:07Ethan grabbed a glass from the table and hurled it to the floor.

00:07:10You will apologize to Vanessa, and you will let her stay here.

00:07:13I sat down the nail file and stood.

00:07:18Did you forget who paid for this apartment?

00:07:20I bought it before we married, and my name is the only one on the deed.

00:07:23It's my separate property.

00:07:24I decide who stays and who goes.

00:07:26You don't get a vote.

00:07:27Ethan's face darkened.

00:07:29I'm your husband.

00:07:31I have every right to decide who lives in our home.

00:07:34Say one more word, and you'll be homeless too.

00:07:37His jaw tightened, but he said nothing.

00:07:39He turned around, led Vanessa away, and checked them both into a hotel.

00:07:42Vanessa disappeared for the next few days.

00:07:44I knew she was not finished.

00:07:46In my first life, this was when she destroyed the $150,000 wedding gown I had chosen for our

00:07:51ceremony.

00:07:51Our wedding celebration was scheduled for the following month.

00:07:54This time, I had the real gown placed in a secure vault.

00:07:57Then I bought a flimsy white bridal dress for $20 at a thrift store.

00:08:00I put it together with Ethan's most treasured possession, a rare signed jersey that had cost

00:08:04him $45,000 at auction.

00:08:06I sealed both inside an expensive opaque garment bag and hung it where my gown had been.

00:08:10I coated the inside of the bag and both garments with extra strength itching powder from a novelty

00:08:14supplier.

00:08:15That weekend, Ethan used the excuse of picking up some files to bring Vanessa home.

00:08:18I pretended to leave for a shopping trip, then hid in a blind spot in the stairwell.

00:08:22My phone was connected to the cameras inside the apartment.

00:08:24On the screen, Vanessa watched me leave and immediately slipped into the guest room.

00:08:28To make sure she ruined the gown completely, she closed her eyes and began cutting and

00:08:32tearing through the garment bag.

00:08:33The cheap white fabric shredded easily.

00:08:35She was enjoying herself so much that she never noticed the blue jersey being cut into

00:08:38strips along with it.

00:08:39The powder coated her hands and clothes.

00:08:41Once she finished, she hurried out of the room with guilt written all over her face.

00:08:45Within minutes, she began squirming and scratching her arms and neck.

00:08:47I took my time opening the front door.

00:08:50My husband's best friend since childhood, Vanessa Brooks, claimed to be severely nearsighted.

00:08:55At dinner with a group of friends, she dropped straight into my husband's lap.

00:08:58Oh my god, Claire, I'm so sorry.

00:09:00My eyesight is terrible.

00:09:01I honestly thought the chair was empty.

00:09:03The $150,000 wedding gown I had chosen was shredded while I was away.

00:09:08When I confronted her,

00:09:08Claire, I can barely tell clothes apart without my contacts.

00:09:12It was white, so I thought it was one of the new cleaning rags.

00:09:15Her severe nearsightedness became an all-purpose excuse.

00:09:19In my husband's bed.

00:09:20Then, when I was nine months pregnant and rolling on the floor in agony,

00:09:24I called Ethan for help.

00:09:25Vanessa secretly ended the call.

00:09:27Oops.

00:09:27I couldn't read the caller, Sidey.

00:09:29I thought it was a telemarketer.

00:09:30I bled to death before anyone came.

00:09:32My baby died with me.

00:09:33When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the dinner where Vanessa had sat on Ethan's lap.

00:09:37She was still cooing.

00:09:38I really thought nobody was sitting there.

00:09:40I picked up the cup of scalding hot tea beside me and threw it in her face without hesitation.

00:09:45Oh, I'm so sorry.

00:09:47I was just diagnosed with early offset Parkinson's.

00:09:50I can't control my hands.

00:09:51You don't mind, do you?

00:09:54The scalding tea splashed across Vanessa's chest.

00:09:57Claire Bennett, have you lost your mind?

00:10:00Vanessa made an innocent mistake because she couldn't see and you threw boiling water on her!

00:10:04I told you, I have Parkinson's.

00:10:07My hands shake.

00:10:08I can't control them.

00:10:12Claire, I know you don't like me, but I really am severely nearsighted.

00:10:16I forgot my contacts, so I sat in the wrong place.

00:10:18If you don't want me here, I'll leave.

00:10:20Claire, you're being ridiculously petty.

00:10:22Vanessa and Ethan have known each other since kindergarten, so she sat on his lap for one second.

00:10:26Who cares?

00:10:27Her prescription is minus eight.

00:10:29She didn't do it on purpose.

00:10:31And now you're pretending to have Parkinson's?

00:10:33You're barely 30.

00:10:34Who do you expect to believe that?

00:10:35I grabbed the platter of spicy shrimp pasta that had just arrived.

00:10:38I dumped the whole thing, creamy spicy sauce and all, over the man who had just spoken.

00:10:42Oops.

00:10:43My hand shook again.

00:10:44He stared at his ruined $15,000 suit, then jumped up cursing as he desperately brushed chilies and peppercorns off

00:10:50the fabric.

00:10:51The room went silent.

00:10:53Are you finished?

00:10:54Apologize to Vanessa and Derek right now!

00:10:56I slapped him across the face.

00:10:59Tremor.

00:11:00Couldn't help it.

00:11:01Ethan covered his cheek and stared at me in disbelief.

00:11:04Ethan, please don't blame Claire.

00:11:06This is all my fault.

00:11:07If I were completely blind, I wouldn't keep upsetting her and the two of you wouldn't fight because of me.

00:11:12If you're that blind, I'll take you to an ophthalmologist right now.

00:11:16Ethan, you can take me to neurology.

00:11:18My Parkinson's clearly needs immediate treatment.

00:11:20Claire, don't push it.

00:11:21I pulled out my phone and called 911.

00:11:24Hi, we're in the private dining room at the Wellington.

00:11:26One person has been scalded, another is hyperventilating over a ruined suit, and we have a visually impaired woman who

00:11:31apparently can't tell a grown man from an empty chair.

00:11:34We need an ambulance.

00:11:37I ended the call, pulled out my chair, and sat down.

00:11:40The ambulance took Vanessa to a hospital downtown.

00:11:43Ethan rode with her.

00:11:44The rest of us followed.

00:11:45At the emergency room, I complained about my tremors until a neurology resident evaluated me and ordered follow-up testing.

00:11:51Once the burn team dressed Vanessa's chest, I carried my paperwork to the hospital's urgent eye clinic.

00:11:55Vanessa was leaning against Ethan, whimpering about the burn.

00:11:58I walked over and yanked her out of his arms.

00:12:01Doctor, fit her with the thickest glasses her actual prescription requires, and make the frames impossible to miss.

00:12:07Her myopia is significant, but modern high-index lenses can correct it without being unusually thick.

00:12:12She mistook a six-foot man for an empty chair and sat down on him.

00:12:15If the prescription isn't the problem, then perhaps we should discuss why she keeps behaving as if she's blind.

00:12:20I won't wear glasses! They make me look hideous! Ethan, help me!

00:12:23That's enough, Claire. Vanessa cares about her appearance, so she normally wears contacts. She just forgot them today.

00:12:28I pulled a bottle of industrial-strength super glue.

00:12:31You don't want glasses? Fine. I'll glue the connex to your eyeballs, then you'll never forget them again.

00:12:37No! You're insane!

00:12:42Parkinson's. Nothing I can do.

00:12:44Ethan shook with rage. He tore off the expensive jacket and threw it in the trash.

00:12:48Use her real prescription. Put it in thick black frames and make sure she leaves with them on.

00:12:52If she walks out unable to identify furniture, I'll file a patient safety complaint.

00:12:57The doctor looked exhausted, but the prescription itself was medically appropriate.

00:13:01He sent us to the optical shop across the lobby for temporary lenses and heavy black frames.

00:13:06Half an hour later, the glasses sat on Vanessa's face.

00:13:08She looked in the mirror and burst into tears.

00:13:10I walked over and slacked the remaining super glue onto the counter.

00:13:14If you take those glasses off, I'll glue them to the bridge of your nose.

00:13:17Vanessa clutched the frames. She was too frightened even to cry out loud.

00:13:21When we got home, I locked Ethan outside. He pounded on the door.

00:13:24Claire! Open this door!

00:13:26I don't feel right leaving Vanessa alone at a hotel. She can't see.

00:13:31I need to grab some things and go take care of her!

00:13:35Go ahead.

00:13:37But if you leave, don't come back.

00:13:39The hallway went quiet. I knew Ethan would not dare walk away.

00:13:42My father's family trust had provided the seed money for Ethan's company and still controlled its main line of credit.

00:13:47With me taking this hard a line, Ethan knew that if he openly turned against me,

00:13:51the trust could freeze his financing by morning.

00:13:53The next day, I had the locks changed before I went to work.

00:13:56I came home early that afternoon.

00:13:57The moment I opened the door, I saw Vanessa wandering around my living room in an oversized white garment,

00:14:02her bare legs on full display.

00:14:04The thick glasses were gone.

00:14:05As soon as she saw me, she arranged her face into a look of panic.

00:14:08Claire, please don't misunderstand.

00:14:09I couldn't see and I thought this was mine.

00:14:12I studied what she was wearing.

00:14:13It was a limited edition silk couture dress that had cost me $15,000.

00:14:17I had deliberately hung it in Ethan's closet.

00:14:19Not only had she put it on, but she had cut the hem short.

00:14:22I crossed the room and slapped her.

00:14:23Vanessa fell onto the couch.

00:14:26Claire! What gives you the right to hit me?

00:14:28I pointed at the dress.

00:14:31Your eyes don't work?

00:14:32And neither do your hands?

00:14:34That's a limited edition couture dress.

00:14:35How did you mistake it for a man's shirt?

00:14:37She held her cheek, her eyes swimming with tears.

00:14:39I honestly couldn't tell.

00:14:41The cut looked like something Ethan would wear.

00:14:43I nodded.

00:14:43Fine.

00:14:44The bedroom door stood wide open.

00:14:46You couldn't tell.

00:14:47Then what were you doing in the primary bedroom?

00:14:48My bed was a wreck and there was a damp stain on the sheets.

00:14:51I pulled her over to see her masterpiece.

00:14:55I was exhausted.

00:14:57The hallway was blurry and I opened the wrong door.

00:15:01Don't be mad, Claire.

00:15:04I'll wash the sheets right now.

00:15:06I turned toward the kitchen, summoned my Parkinson's,

00:15:09and came back with a chef's knife trembling in my hand.

00:15:11Vanessa screamed and scrambled toward the front door.

00:15:14She dropped to the floor.

00:15:16Since you love wearing my clothes, let me improve the design for you.

00:15:20The blade flashed down and sliced through the back of the dress.

00:15:23Vanessa shrieked and covered her chest.

00:15:25I dragged her into the hallway and threw her out.

00:15:28Get out.

00:15:29She stood barefoot in the hall, barely covered by torn silk.

00:15:32I shut the door.

00:15:33When Ethan came home that night, he found Vanessa shivering in the hallway,

00:15:36wrapped in an old coat borrowed from a neighbor.

00:15:38He stormed into the apartment and pointed in my face.

00:15:40Claire Bennett, you're vicious.

00:15:43Vanessa walked into the wrong room and put on the wrong clothes,

00:15:46so you threw her out half naked?

00:15:48How is she supposed to face anyone after this?

00:15:50I sat on the couch, filing my nails.

00:15:52She's severely nearsighted, isn't she?

00:15:54Even if people stare at her, she can't see them.

00:15:56What's the problem?

00:15:57Ethan grabbed a glass from the table and hurled it in the floor.

00:16:00You will apologize to Vanessa, and you will let her stay here.

00:16:04I sat down the nail file and stood.

00:16:08Did you forget who paid for this apartment?

00:16:10I bought it before we married, and my name is the only one on the deed.

00:16:14It's my separate property.

00:16:15I decide who stays and who goes.

00:16:17You don't get a vote.

00:16:18Ethan's face darkened.

00:16:19I'm your husband.

00:16:21I have every right to decide who lives in our home.

00:16:25Say one more word, and you'll be homeless too.

00:16:28His jaw tightened, but he said nothing.

00:16:29He turned around, led Vanessa away, and checked them both into a hotel.

00:16:33Vanessa disappeared for the next few days.

00:16:35I knew she was not finished.

00:16:36In my first life, this was when she destroyed the $150,000 wedding gown I had chosen for our

00:16:41ceremony.

00:16:42Our wedding celebration was scheduled for the following month.

00:16:44This time, I had the real gown placed in a secure vault.

00:16:47Then I bought a flimsy white bridal dress for $20 at a thrift store.

00:16:50I put it together with Ethan's most treasured possession, a rare signed jersey that had cost him

00:16:54$45,000 at auction.

00:16:56I sealed both inside an expensive opaque garment bag and hung it where my gown had been.

00:17:00I coated the inside of the bag and both garments with extra strength itching powder from a novelty

00:17:04supplier.

00:17:05That weekend, Ethan used the excuse of picking up some files to bring Vanessa home.

00:17:09I pretended to leave for a shopping trip, then hid in a blind spot in the stairwell.

00:17:13My phone was connected to the cameras inside the apartment.

00:17:15On the screen, Vanessa watched me leave and immediately slipped into the guest room.

00:17:19To make sure she ruined the gown completely, she closed her eyes and began cutting and tearing

00:17:22through the garment bag.

00:17:23The cheap white fabric shredded easily.

00:17:25She was enjoying herself so much that she never noticed the blue jersey being cut into

00:17:29strips along with it.

00:17:30The powder coated her hands and clothes.

00:17:32Once she finished, she hurried out of the room with guilt written all over her face.

00:17:35Within minutes, she began squirming and scratching her arms and neck.

00:17:38I took my time opening the front door.

00:17:41My husband's best friend since childhood, Vanessa Brooks, claimed to be severely nearsighted.

00:17:46At dinner with a group of friends, she dropped straight into my husband's lap.

00:17:48Oh my god, Claire, I'm so sorry.

00:17:51My eyesight is terrible.

00:17:52I honestly thought the chair was empty.

00:17:54The $150,000 wedding gown I had chosen was shredded while I was away.

00:17:58When I confronted her,

00:17:59Claire, I can barely tell clothes apart without my contacts.

00:18:02It was white, so I thought it was one of the new cleaning rags.

00:18:06Her severe nearsightedness became an all-purpose excuse in my husband's bed.

00:18:11Then, when I was nine months pregnant and rolling on the floor in agony, I called Ethan for help.

00:18:15Vanessa secretly ended the call.

00:18:17Oops. I couldn't read the caller, Sidey. I thought it was a telemarketer.

00:18:20I bled to death before anyone came. My baby died with me.

00:18:23When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the dinner where Vanessa had sat on Ethan's lap.

00:18:28She was still cooing.

00:18:29I really thought nobody was sitting there.

00:18:31I picked up the cup of scalding hot tea beside me and threw it in her face without hesitation.

00:18:35Oh, I'm so sorry.

00:18:38I was just diagnosed with early offset Parkinson's.

00:18:40I can't control my hands. You don't mind, do you?

00:18:44The scalding team splashed across Vanessa's chest.

00:18:48Claire Bennett, have you lost your mind? Vanessa made an innocent mistake because she couldn't see and you threw boiling

00:18:53water on her!

00:18:55I told you. I have Parkinson's. My hands shake. I can't control them.

00:19:03Claire, I know you don't like me, but I really am severely nearsighted. I forgot my contacts, so I sat

00:19:08in the wrong place. If you don't want me here, I'll leave.

00:19:11Claire, you're being ridiculously petty. Vanessa and Ethan have known each other since kindergarten, so she sat on his lap

00:19:16for one second. Who cares?

00:19:18Her prescription is minus eight. She didn't do it on purpose.

00:19:21And now you're pretending to have Parkinson's? You're barely 30. Who do you expect to believe that?

00:19:26I grabbed the platter of spicy shrimp pasta that had just arrived. I dumped the whole thing, creamy spicy sauce

00:19:31and all, over the man who had just spoken.

00:19:33Oops.

00:19:34My hand shook again. He stared at his ruined $15,000 suit, then jumped up cursing as he desperately brushed

00:19:39chilies and peppercorns off the fabric. The room went silent.

00:19:43Are you finished? Apologize to Vanessa and Derek right now!

00:19:47I slapped him across your face. Tremor. Couldn't help it. Ethan covered his cheek and stared at me in disbelief.

00:19:55Ethan, please don't blame Claire. This is all my fault. If I were completely blind, I wouldn't keep upsetting her

00:20:01and the two of you wouldn't fight because of me.

00:20:03If you're that blind, I'll take you to an ophthalmologist right now. Ethan, you can take me to neurology. My

00:20:08Parkinson's clearly needs immediate treatment.

00:20:11Claire, don't push it.

00:20:12I pulled out my phone and called 911. Hi, we're in the private dining room at the Wellington. One person

00:20:17has been scalded, another is hyperventilating over a ruined suit, and we have a visually impaired woman who apparently can't

00:20:23tell a grown man from an empty chair. We need an ambulance.

00:20:28I ended the call, pulled out my chair, and sat down. The ambulance took Vanessa to a hospital downtown. Ethan

00:20:34rode with her. The rest of us followed.

00:20:35At the emergency room, I complained about my tremors until a neurology resident evaluated me and ordered follow-up testing.

00:20:41Once the burn team dressed Vanessa's chest, I carried my paperwork to the hospital's urgent eye clinic.

00:20:46Vanessa was leaning against Ethan, whimpering about the burn. I walked over and yanked her out of his arms.

00:20:51Doctor, fit her with the thickest glasses her actual prescription requires and make the frames impossible to miss.

00:20:57Her myopia is significant, but modern high-index lenses can correct it without being unusually thick.

00:21:03She mistook a six-foot man for an empty chair and sat down on him. If the prescription isn't the

00:21:07problem, then perhaps we should discuss why she keeps behaving as if she's blind.

00:21:11I won't wear glasses! They make me look hideous! Ethan, help me!

00:21:14That's enough, Claire. Vanessa cares about her appearance, so she normally wears contacts. She just forgot them today.

00:21:19I pulled a bottle of industrial-strength superglue. You don't want glasses? Fine. I'll glue the connex to your eyeballs,

00:21:26then you'll never forget them again.

00:21:27No!

00:21:29You're insane!

00:21:33Parkinson's. Nothing I can do.

00:21:34Ethan shook with rage. He tore off the expensive jacket and threw it in the trash.

00:21:38Use her real prescription. Put it in thick black frames and make sure she leaves with them on.

00:21:42If she walks out unable to identify furniture, I'll file a patient safety complaint.

00:21:47The doctor looked exhausted, but the prescription itself was medically appropriate.

00:21:51He sent us to the optical shop across the lobby for temporary lenses and heavy black frames.

00:21:56Half an hour later, the glasses sat on Vanessa's face. She looked in the mirror and burst into tears.

00:22:01I walked over and slacked the remaining superglue onto the counter.

00:22:04If you take those glasses off, I'll glue them to the bridge of your nose. Vanessa clutched the frames. She

00:22:09was too frightened even to cry out loud.

00:22:11When we got home, I locked Ethan outside. He pounded on the door.

00:22:15Claire! Open this door!

00:22:17I don't feel right leaving Vanessa alone at a hotel. She can't see. I need to grab some things and

00:22:23go take care of her!

00:22:25Go ahead. But if you leave, don't come back.

00:22:30The hallway went quiet. I knew Ethan would not dare walk away.

00:22:33My father's family trust had provided the seed money for Ethan's company and still controlled its main line of credit.

00:22:38With me taking this hard a line, Ethan knew that if he openly turned against me, the trust could freeze

00:22:42his financing by morning.

00:22:44The next day, I had the locks changed before I went to work.

00:22:46I came home early that afternoon.

00:22:48The moment I opened the door, I saw Vanessa wandering around my living room in an oversized white garment, her

00:22:53bare legs on full display.

00:22:54The thick glasses were gone. As soon as she saw me, she arranged her face into a look of panic.

00:22:59Claire, please don't misunderstand. I couldn't see and I thought this was mine.

00:23:02I studied what she was wearing. It was a limited edition silk couture dress that had cost me $15,000.

00:23:08I had deliberately hung it in Ethan's closet. Not only had she put it on, but she had cut the

00:23:12hem short.

00:23:12I crossed the room and slapped her. Vanessa fell onto the couch.

00:23:16Claire, what gives you the right to hit me? I pointed at the dress.

00:23:22Your eyes don't work? And neither do your hands? That's a limited edition couture dress. How did you mistake it

00:23:26for a man's shirt?

00:23:27She held her cheek, her eyes swimming with tears.

00:23:30I honestly couldn't tell. The cut looked like something Ethan would wear.

00:23:33I nodded. Fine. The bedroom door stood wide open. You couldn't tell.

00:23:37Then what were you doing in the primary bedroom? My bed was a wreck and there was a damp stain

00:23:41on the sheets.

00:23:42I pulled her over to see her masterpiece.

00:23:45I was exhausted. The hallway was blurry and I opened the wrong door.

00:23:52Don't be mad, Claire. I'll wash the sheets right now.

00:23:57I turned toward the kitchen, summoned my Parkinson's, and came back with a chef's knife trembling in my hand.

00:24:02Vanessa screamed and scrambled toward the front door.

00:24:05She dropped to the floor.

00:24:07Since you love wearing my clothes, let me improve the design for you.

00:24:11The blade flashed down and sliced through the back of the dress. Vanessa shrieked and covered her chest.

00:24:15I dragged her into the hallway and threw her out.

00:24:18Get out.

00:24:19She stood barefoot in the hall, barely covered by torn silk.

00:24:22I shut the door.

00:24:23When Ethan came home that night, he found Vanessa shivering in the hallway, wrapped in an old coat borrowed from

00:24:28a neighbor.

00:24:29He stormed into the apartment and pointed in my face.

00:24:31Claire Bennett, you're vicious. Vanessa walked into the wrong room and put on the wrong clothes, so you threw her

00:24:37out half naked?

00:24:38How is she supposed to face anyone after this?

00:24:40I sat on the couch, filing my nails. She's severely nearsighted, isn't she?

00:24:45Even if people stare at her, she can't see them.

00:24:47What's the problem?

00:24:48Ethan grabbed a glass from the table and hurled it to the floor.

00:24:50You will apologize to Vanessa, and you will let her stay here.

00:24:54I sat down the nail file and stood.

00:24:59Did you forget who paid for this apartment?

00:25:01I bought it before we married, and my name is the only one on the deed.

00:25:04It's my separate property.

00:25:06I decide who stays and who goes.

00:25:07You don't get a vote.

00:25:08Ethan's face darkened.

00:25:10I'm your husband.

00:25:11I have every right to decide who lives in our home.

00:25:15Say one more word, and you'll be homeless too.

00:25:18His jaw tightened, but he said nothing.

00:25:20He turned around, led Vanessa away, and checked them both into a hotel.

00:25:23Vanessa disappeared for the next few days.

00:25:25I knew she was not finished.

00:25:27In my first life, this was when she destroyed the $150,000 wedding gown I had chosen for our ceremony.

00:25:32Our wedding celebration was scheduled for the following month.

00:25:35This time, I had the real gown placed in a secure vault.

00:25:38Then I bought a flimsy white bridal dress for $20 at a thrift store.

00:25:41I put it together with Ethan's most treasured possession,

00:25:43a rare signed jersey that had cost him $45,000 at auction.

00:25:47I sealed both inside an expensive opaque garment bag and hung it where my gown had been.

00:25:51I coated the inside of the bag and both garments with extra strength itching powder from a novelty supplier.

00:25:56That weekend, Ethan used the excuse of picking up some files to bring Vanessa home.

00:26:00I pretended to leave for a shopping trip, then hid in a blind spot in the stairwell.

00:26:03My phone was connected to the cameras inside the apartment.

00:26:06On the screen, Vanessa watched me leave and immediately slipped into the guest room.

00:26:09To make sure she ruined the gown completely,

00:26:11she closed her eyes and began cutting and tearing through the garment bag.

00:26:14The cheap white fabric shredded easily.

00:26:16She was enjoying herself so much that she never noticed the blue jersey being cut into strips along with it.

00:26:20The powder coated her hands and clothes.

00:26:22Once she finished, she hurried out of the room with guilt written all over her face.

00:26:26Within minutes, she began squirming and scratching her arms and neck.

00:26:28I took my time opening the front door.

00:26:31My husband's best friend since childhood, Vanessa Brooks, claimed to be severely nearsighted.

00:26:36At dinner with a group of friends, she dropped straight into my husband's lap.

00:26:39Oh my god, Claire, I'm so sorry. My eyesight is terrible. I honestly thought the chair was empty.

00:26:44The $150,000 wedding gown I had chosen was shredded while I was away.

00:26:49When I confronted her,

00:26:50Claire, I can barely tell clothes apart without my contacts.

00:26:53It was white, so I thought it was one of the new cleaning rags.

00:26:56Her severe nearsightedness became an all-purpose excuse in my husband's bed.

00:27:01Then, when I was nine months pregnant and rolling on the floor in agony,

00:27:05I called Ethan for help. Vanessa secretly ended the call.

00:27:07Oops. I couldn't read the caller, Sidey. I thought it was a telemarketer.

00:27:11I bled to death before anyone came. My baby died with me.

00:27:14When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the dinner where Vanessa had sat on Ethan's lap.

00:27:18She was still cooing.

00:27:19I really thought nobody was sitting there.

00:27:21I picked up the cup of scalding hot tea beside me and threw it in her face without hesitation.

00:27:26Oh, I'm so sorry.

00:27:28I was just diagnosed with early offset Parkinson's.

00:27:31I can't control my hands. You don't mind, do you?

00:27:35The scalding team splashed across Vanessa's chest.

00:27:39Claire Bennett, have you lost your mind? Vanessa made an innocent mistake because she couldn't see and you threw boiling

00:27:44water on her!

00:27:45I told you. I have Parkinson's. My hands shake. I can't control them.

00:27:53Claire, I know you don't like me, but I really am severely nearsighted.

00:27:57I forgot my contacts, so I sat in the wrong place. If you don't want me here, I'll leave.

00:28:01Claire, you're being ridiculously petty. Vanessa and Ethan have known each other since kindergarten, so she sat on his lap

00:28:06for one second. Who cares?

00:28:08Her prescription is minus eight. She didn't do it on purpose.

00:28:12And now you're pretending to have Parkinson's? You're barely 30. Who do you expect to believe that?

00:28:16I grabbed the platter of spicy shrimp pasta that had just arrived.

00:28:19I dumped the whole thing, creamy spicy sauce and all, over the man who had just spoken.

00:28:23Oops.

00:28:24My hand shook again. He stared at his ruined $15,000 suit, then jumped up cursing as he desperately brushed

00:28:30chilies and peppercorns off the fabric.

00:28:32The room went silent.

00:28:34Are you finished? Apologize to Vanessa and Derek right now!

00:28:37I slapped him across the face.

00:28:40Tremor.

00:28:41Couldn't help it.

00:28:42Ethan covered his cheek and stared at me in disbelief.

00:28:45Ethan, please don't blame Claire. This is all my fault.

00:28:49If I were completely blind, I wouldn't keep upsetting her and the two of you wouldn't fight because of me.

00:28:54If you're that blind, I'll take you to an ophthalmologist right now.

00:28:57Ethan, you can take me to neurology. My Parkinson's clearly needs immediate treatment.

00:29:01Claire, don't push it.

00:29:02I pulled out my phone and called 911.

00:29:05Hi, we're in the private dining room at the Wellington.

00:29:07One person has been scalded, another is hyperventilating over a ruined suit,

00:29:11and we have a visually impaired woman who apparently can't tell a grown man from an empty chair.

00:29:15We need an ambulance.

00:29:18I ended the call, pulled out my chair, and sat down.

00:29:21The ambulance took Vanessa to a hospital downtown.

00:29:24Ethan rode with her. The rest of us followed.

00:29:26At the emergency room, I complained about my tremors until a neurology resident evaluated me and ordered follow-up testing.

00:29:32Once the burn team dressed Vanessa's chest, I carried my paperwork to the hospital's urgent eye clinic.

00:29:36Vanessa was leaning against Ethan, whimpering about the burn.

00:29:39I walked over and yanked her out of his arms.

00:29:42Doctor, fit her with the thickest glasses her actual prescription requires, and make the frames impossible to miss.

00:29:48Her myopia is significant, but modern high-index lenses can correct it without being unusually thick.

00:29:53She mistook a six-foot man for an empty chair and sat down on him.

00:29:56If the prescription isn't the problem, then perhaps we should discuss why she keeps behaving as if she's blind.

00:30:01I won't wear glasses! They make me look hideous! Ethan, help me!

00:30:04That's enough, Claire.

00:30:06Vanessa cares about her appearance, so she normally wears contacts.

00:30:08She just forgot them today.

00:30:10I pulled a bottle of industrial-strength superglue.

00:30:12You don't want glasses?

00:30:14Fine. I'll glue the connex to your eyeballs, then you'll never forget them again.

00:30:18No!

00:30:19You're insane!

00:30:23Parkinson's. Nothing I can do.

00:30:25Ethan shook with rage. He tore off the expensive jacket and threw it in the trash.

00:30:29Use her real prescription.

00:30:30Put it in thick black frames and make sure she leaves with them on.

00:30:33If she walks out unable to identify furniture, I'll file a patient safety complaint.

00:30:38The doctor looked exhausted, but the prescription itself was medically appropriate.

00:30:42He sent us to the optical shop across the lobby for temporary lenses and heavy black frames.

00:30:47Half an hour later, the glasses sat on Vanessa's face.

00:30:49She looked in the mirror and burst into tears.

00:30:52I walked over and slacked the remaining superglue onto the counter.

00:30:55If you take those glasses off, I'll glue them to the bridge of your nose.

00:30:58Vanessa clutched the frames.

00:31:00She was too frightened even to cry out loud.

00:31:02When we got home, I locked Ethan outside.

00:31:04He pounded on the door.

00:31:06Claire! Open this door!

00:31:08I don't feel right leaving Vanessa alone at a hotel.

00:31:10She can't see!

00:31:12I need to grab some things and go take care of her!

00:31:16Go ahead.

00:31:18But if you leave, don't come back.

00:31:20The hallway went quiet.

00:31:22I knew Ethan would not dare walk away.

00:31:23My father's family trust had provided the seed money for Ethan's company

00:31:27and still controlled its main line of credit.

00:31:28With me taking this hard a line, Ethan knew that if he openly turned against me,

00:31:32the trust could freeze his financing by morning.

00:31:34The next day, I had the locks changed before I went to work.

00:31:37I came home early that afternoon.

00:31:39The moment I opened the door, I saw Vanessa wandering around my living room in an oversized

00:31:42white garment, her bare legs on full display.

00:31:45The thick glasses were gone.

00:31:46As soon as she saw me, she arranged her face into a look of panic.

00:31:49Claire, please don't misunderstand.

00:31:50I couldn't see and I thought this was mine.

00:31:53I studied what she was wearing.

00:31:54It was a limited edition silk couture dress that had cost me $15,000.

00:31:58I had deliberately hung it in Ethan's closet.

00:32:00Not only had she put it on, but she had cut the hem short.

00:32:03I crossed the room and slapped her.

00:32:04Vanessa fell onto the couch.

00:32:06Claire!

00:32:07What gives you the right to hit me?

00:32:09I pointed at the dress.

00:32:12Your eyes don't work?

00:32:13And neither do your hands?

00:32:15That's a limited edition couture dress.

00:32:16How did you mistake it for a man's shirt?

00:32:18She held her cheek, her eyes swimming with tears.

00:32:21I honestly couldn't tell.

00:32:22The cut looked like something Ethan would wear.

00:32:24I nodded.

00:32:24Fine.

00:32:25The bedroom door stood wide open.

00:32:27You couldn't tell.

00:32:28Then what were you doing in the primary bedroom?

00:32:30My bed was a wreck and there was a damp stain on the sheets.

00:32:32I pulled her over to see her masterpiece.

00:32:36I was exhausted.

00:32:38The hallway was blurry and I opened the wrong door.

00:32:42Don't be mad, Claire.

00:32:45I'll wash the sheets right now.

00:32:47I turned toward the kitchen, summoned my Parkinson's, and came back with a chef's knife trembling

00:32:52in my hand.

00:32:53Vanessa screamed and scrambled toward the front door.

00:32:55She dropped to the floor.

00:32:57Since you love wearing my clothes, let me improve the design for you.

00:33:01The blade flashed down and sliced through the back of the dress.

00:33:04Vanessa shrieked and covered her chest.

00:33:06I dragged her into the hallway and threw her out.

00:33:09Get out.

00:33:10She stood barefoot in the hall, barely covered by torn silk.

00:33:13I shut the door.

00:33:14When Ethan came home that night, he found Vanessa shivering in the hallway, wrapped in

00:33:18an old coat borrowed from a neighbor.

00:33:19He stormed into the apartment and pointed in my face.

00:33:22Claire Bennett, you're vicious.

00:33:24Vanessa walked into the wrong room and put on the wrong clothes, so you threw her out

00:33:28half naked?

00:33:29How is she supposed to face anyone after this?

00:33:31I sat on the couch, filing my nails.

00:33:33She's severely nearsighted, isn't she?

00:33:35Even if people stare at her, she can't see them.

00:33:37What's the problem?

00:33:38Ethan grabbed a glass from the table and hurled it to the floor.

00:33:41You will apologize to Vanessa, and you will let her stay here.

00:33:45I set down the nail file and stood.

00:33:49Did you forget who paid for this apartment?

00:33:51I bought it before we married, and my name is the only one on the deed.

00:33:55It's my separate property.

00:33:56I decide who stays and who goes.

00:33:58You don't get a vote.

00:33:59Ethan's face darkened.

00:34:01I'm your husband.

00:34:02I have every right to decide who lives in our home.

00:34:06Say one more word, and you'll be homeless too.

00:34:08His jaw tightened, but he said nothing.

00:34:10He turned around, led Vanessa away, and checked them both into a hotel.

00:34:14Vanessa disappeared for the next few days.

00:34:16I knew she was not finished.

00:34:17In my first life, this was when she destroyed the $150,000 wedding gown I had chosen for

00:34:22our ceremony.

00:34:23Our wedding celebration was scheduled for the following month.

00:34:25This time, I had the real gown placed in a secure vault.

00:34:28Then I bought a flimsy white bridal dress for $20 at a thrift store.

00:34:31I put it together with Ethan's most treasured possession, a rare signed jersey that had cost

00:34:35him $45,000 at auction.

00:34:37I sealed both inside an expensive opaque garment bag and hung it where my gown had been.

00:34:41I coated the inside of the bag and both garments with extra strength itching powder from a novelty

00:34:46supplier.

00:34:46That weekend, Ethan used the excuse of picking up some files to bring Vanessa home.

00:34:50I pretended to leave for a shopping trip, then hid in a blind spot in the stairwell.

00:34:54My phone was connected to the cameras inside the apartment.

00:34:56On the screen, Vanessa watched me leave and immediately slipped into the guest room.

00:35:00To make sure she ruined the gown completely, she closed her eyes and began cutting and tearing

00:35:03through the garment bag.

00:35:04The cheap white fabric shredded easily.

00:35:06She was enjoying herself so much that she never noticed the blue jersey being cut into

00:35:10strips along with it.

00:35:11The powder coated her hands and clothes.

00:35:13Once she finished, she hurried out of the room with guilt written all over her face.

00:35:16Within minutes, she began squirming and scratching her arms and neck.

00:35:19I took my time opening the front door.

00:35:22My husband's best friend since childhood, Vanessa Brooks, claimed to be severely nearsighted.

00:35:27At dinner with a group of friends, she dropped straight into my husband's lap.

00:35:30Oh my god, Claire, I'm so sorry.

00:35:32My eyesight is terrible.

00:35:33I honestly thought the chair was empty.

00:35:35The $150,000 wedding gown I had chosen was shredded while I was away.

00:35:39When I confronted her,

00:35:40Claire, I can barely tell clothes apart without my contacts.

00:35:43It was white, so I thought it was one of the new cleaning rags.

00:35:47Her severe nearsightedness became an all-purpose excuse in my husband's bed.

00:35:52Then, when I was nine months pregnant and rolling on the floor in agony, I called Ethan for

00:35:56help.

00:35:56Vanessa secretly ended the call.

00:35:58Oops, I couldn't read the caller, Sidey.

00:36:00I thought it was a telemarketer.

00:36:01I bled to death before anyone came.

00:36:03My baby died with me.

00:36:04When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the dinner where Vanessa had sat on Ethan's

00:36:09lap.

00:36:09She was still cooing.

00:36:10I really thought nobody was sitting there.

00:36:12I picked up the cup of scalding hot tea beside me and threw it in her face without hesitation.

00:36:16Oh, I'm so sorry.

00:36:19I was just diagnosed with early offset Parkinson's.

00:36:22I can't control my hands.

00:36:23You don't mind, do you?

00:36:25The scalding team splashed across Vanessa's chest.

00:36:29Claire Bennett, have you lost your mind?

00:36:31Vanessa made an innocent mistake because she couldn't see and you threw boiling water on

00:36:35her!

00:36:36I told you.

00:36:37I have Parkinson's.

00:36:39My hands shake.

00:36:40I can't control them.

00:36:42Oh!

00:36:43Claire, I know you don't like me, but I really am severely nearsighted.

00:36:47I forgot my contacts, so I sat in the wrong place.

00:36:50If you don't want me here, I'll leave.

00:36:52Claire, you're being ridiculously petty.

00:36:54Vanessa and Ethan have known each other since kindergarten, so she sat on his lap for one

00:36:57second.

00:36:57Who cares?

00:36:59Her prescription is minus eight.

00:37:01She didn't do it on purpose.

00:37:03And now you're pretending to have Parkinson's?

00:37:05You're barely 30.

00:37:05Who do you expect to believe that?

00:37:07I grabbed the platter of spicy shrimp pasta that had just arrived.

00:37:10I dumped the whole thing, creamy spicy sauce and all, over the man who had just spoken.

00:37:14Oops.

00:37:15My hand shook again.

00:37:16He stared at his ruined $15,000 suit, then jumped up cursing as he desperately brushed

00:37:21chilies and peppercorns off the fabric.

00:37:22The room went silent.

00:37:24Are you finished?

00:37:26Apologize to Vanessa and Derek right now!

00:37:28I slapped him across the face.

00:37:31Tremor.

00:37:32Couldn't help it.

00:37:33Ethan covered his cheek and stared at me in disbelief.

00:37:36Ethan, please don't blame Claire.

00:37:38This is all my fault.

00:37:39If I were completely blind, I wouldn't keep upsetting her and the two of you wouldn't

00:37:43fight because of me.

00:37:44If you're that blind, I'll take you to an ophthalmologist right now.

00:37:47Ethan, you can take me to neurology.

00:37:49My Parkinson's clearly needs immediate treatment.

00:37:52Claire, don't push it.

00:37:53I pulled out my phone and called 911.

00:37:56Hi, we're in the private dining room at the Wellington.

00:37:58One person has been scalded, another is hyperventilating over a ruined suit, and we have a visually impaired

00:38:03woman who apparently can't tell a grown man from an empty chair.

00:38:06We need an ambulance.

00:38:09I ended the call, pulled out my chair, and sat down.

00:38:11The ambulance took Vanessa to a hospital downtown.

00:38:14Ethan rode with her.

00:38:15The rest of us followed.

00:38:17At the emergency room, I complained about my tremors until a neurology resident evaluated

00:38:20me and ordered follow-up testing.

00:38:22Once the burn team dressed Vanessa's chest, I carried my paperwork to the hospital's urgent

00:38:26eye clinic.

00:38:27Vanessa was leaning against Ethan, whimpering about the burn.

00:38:30I walked over and yanked her out of his arms.

00:38:32Doctor, fit her with the thickest glasses her actual prescription requires, and make the

00:38:37frames impossible to miss.

00:38:38Her myopia is significant, but modern high-index lenses can correct it without being unusually

00:38:43thick.

00:38:44She mistook a six-foot man for an empty chair and sat down on him.

00:38:47If the prescription isn't the problem, then perhaps we should discuss why she keeps behaving

00:38:51as if she's blind.

00:38:52I won't wear glasses!

00:38:53They make me look hideous!

00:38:54Ethan, help me!

00:38:55That's enough, Claire.

00:38:56Vanessa cares about her appearance, so she normally wears contacts.

00:38:59She just forgot them today.

00:39:00I pulled a bottle of industrial-strength superglue.

00:39:03You don't want glasses?

00:39:04Fine.

00:39:05I'll glue the connex to your eyeballs, then you'll never forget them again.

00:39:08No!

00:39:10You're insane!

00:39:14Parkinson's.

00:39:14Nothing I can do.

00:39:15Ethan shook with rage.

00:39:17He tore off the expensive jacket and threw it in the trash.

00:39:19Use her real prescription.

00:39:21Put it in thick black frames and make sure she leaves with them on.

00:39:24If she walks out unable to identify furniture, I'll file a patient safety complaint.

00:39:28The doctor looked exhausted, but the prescription itself was medically appropriate.

00:39:33He sent us to the optical shop across the lobby for temporary lenses and heavy black frames.

00:39:37Half an hour later, the glasses sat on Vanessa's face.

00:39:40She looked in the mirror and burst into tears.

00:39:42I walked over and slacked the remaining superglue onto the counter.

00:39:45If you take those glasses off, I'll glue them to the bridge of your nose.

00:39:49Vanessa clutched the frames.

00:39:50She was too frightened even to cry out loud.

00:39:52When we got home, I locked Ethan outside.

00:39:55He pounded on the door.

00:39:56Claire, open this door!

00:39:58I don't feel right leaving Vanessa alone at a hotel.

00:40:01She can't see.

00:40:02I need to grab some things and go take care of her!

00:40:06Go ahead.

00:40:08But if you leave, don't come back.

00:40:11The hallway went quiet.

00:40:12I knew Ethan would not dare walk away.

00:40:14My father's family trust had provided the seed money for Ethan's company and still controlled its main line of credit.

00:40:19With me taking this hard a line, Ethan knew that if he openly turned against me,

00:40:23the trust could freeze his financing by morning.

00:40:24The next day, I had the locks changed before I went to work.

00:40:28I came home early that afternoon.

00:40:29The moment I opened the door, I saw Vanessa wandering around my living room in an oversized white garment,

00:40:34her bare legs on full display.

00:40:35The thick glasses were gone.

00:40:37As soon as she saw me, she arranged her face into a look of panic.

00:40:40Claire, please don't misunderstand.

00:40:41I couldn't see and I thought this was mine.

00:40:43I studied what she was wearing.

00:40:45It was a limited edition silk couture dress that had cost me $15,000.

00:40:49I had deliberately hung it in Ethan's closet.

00:40:51Not only had she put it on, but she had cut the hem short.

00:40:53I crossed the room and slapped her.

00:40:55Vanessa fell onto the couch.

00:40:57Claire!

00:40:58What gives you the right to hit me?

00:41:00I pointed at the dress.

00:41:03Your eyes don't work?

00:41:04And neither do your hands?

00:41:05That's a limited edition couture dress.

00:41:07How did you mistake it for a man's shirt?

00:41:08She held her cheek, her eyes swimming with tears.

00:41:11I honestly couldn't tell.

00:41:12The cut looked like something Ethan would wear.

00:41:14I nodded.

00:41:15Fine.

00:41:15The bedroom door stood wide open.

00:41:17You couldn't tell.

00:41:18Then what were you doing in the primary bedroom?

00:41:20My bed was a wreck and there was a damp stain on the sheets.

00:41:23I pulled her over to see her masterpiece.

00:41:26I was exhausted.

00:41:28The hallway was blurry and I opened the wrong door.

00:41:33Don't be mad, Claire.

00:41:36I'll wash the sheets right now.

00:41:38I turned toward the kitchen, summoned my Parkinson's, and came back with a chef's

00:41:42knife trembling in my hand.

00:41:43Vanessa screamed and scrambled toward the front door.

00:41:46She dropped to the floor.

00:41:48Since you love wearing my clothes, let me improve the design for you.

00:41:52The blade flashed down and sliced through the back of the dress.

00:41:55Vanessa shrieked and covered her chest.

00:41:57I dragged her into the hallway and threw her out.

00:41:59Get out.

00:42:00She stood barefoot in the hall, barely covered by torn silk.

00:42:03I shut the door.

00:42:04When Ethan came home that night, he found Vanessa shivering in the hallway.

00:42:08Wrapped in an old coat borrowed from a neighbor.

00:42:10He stormed into the apartment and pointed in my face.

00:42:12Claire Bennett, you're vicious.

00:42:15Vanessa walked into the wrong room and put on the wrong clothes,

00:42:17so you threw her out half naked?

00:42:19How is she supposed to face anyone after this?

00:42:22I sat on the couch, filing my nails.

00:42:24She's severely nearsighted, isn't she?

00:42:26Even if people stare at her, she can't see them.

00:42:28What's the problem?

00:42:29Ethan grabbed a glass from the table and hurled it to the floor.

00:42:31You will apologize to Vanessa, and you will let her stay here.

00:42:35I set down the nail file and stood.

00:42:40Did you forget who paid for this apartment?

00:42:42I bought it before we married, and my name is the only one on the deed.

00:42:45It's my separate property.

00:42:47I decide who stays and who goes.

00:42:48You don't get a vote.

00:42:49Ethan's face darkened.

00:42:51I'm your husband.

00:42:53I have every right to decide who lives in our home.

00:42:57Say one more word, and you'll be homeless too.

00:42:59His jaw tightened, but he said nothing.

00:43:01He turned around, led Vanessa away, and checked them both into a hotel.

00:43:04Vanessa disappeared for the next few days.

00:43:06I knew she was not finished.

00:43:08In my first life, this was when she destroyed the $150,000 wedding gown I had chosen for our ceremony.

00:43:13Our wedding celebration was scheduled for the following month.

00:43:16This time, I had the real gown placed in a secure vault.

00:43:19Then I bought a flimsy white bridal dress for $20 at a thrift store.

00:43:22I put it together with Ethan's most treasured possession,

00:43:24a rare signed jersey that had cost him $45,000 at auction.

00:43:28I sealed both inside an expensive opaque garment bag and hung it where my gown had been.

00:43:32I coated the inside of the bag and both garments with extra-strength itching powder from a novelty supplier.

00:43:37That weekend, Ethan used the excuse of picking up some files to bring Vanessa home.

00:43:41I pretended to leave for a shopping trip, then hid in a blind spot in the stairwell.

00:43:44My phone was connected to the cameras inside the apartment.

00:43:47On the screen, Vanessa watched me leave and immediately slipped into the guest room.

00:43:50To make sure she ruined the gown completely, she closed her eyes and began cutting and tearing through the garment

00:43:55bag.

00:43:55The cheap white fabric shredded easily.

00:43:57She was enjoying herself so much that she never noticed the blue jersey being cut into strips along with it.

00:44:02The powder coated her hands and clothes.

00:44:03Once she finished, she hurried out of the room with guilt written all over her face.

00:44:07Within minutes, she began squirming and scratching her arms and neck.

00:44:09I took my time opening the front door.

00:44:12My husband's best friend since childhood, Vanessa Brooks, claimed to be severely nearsighted.

00:44:17At dinner with a group of friends, she dropped straight into my husband's lap.

00:44:20Oh my god, Claire, I'm so sorry.

00:44:22My eyesight is terrible.

00:44:24I honestly thought the chair was empty.

00:44:25The $150,000 wedding gown I had chosen was shredded while I was away.

00:44:30When I confronted her,

00:44:31Claire, I can barely tell clothes apart without my contacts.

00:44:34It was white, so I thought it was one of the new cleaning rags.

00:44:37Her severe nearsightedness became an all-purpose excuse.

00:44:41In my husband's bed.

00:44:42Then, when I was nine months pregnant and rolling on the floor in agony,

00:44:46I called Ethan for help.

00:44:47Vanessa secretly ended the call.

00:44:49Oops.

00:44:49I couldn't read the caller, Sidey.

00:44:51I thought it was a telemarketer.

00:44:52I bled to death before anyone came.

00:44:54My baby died with me.

00:44:55When I opened my eyes again,

00:44:57I was back at the dinner where Vanessa had sat on Ethan's lap.

00:44:59She was still cooing.

00:45:00I really thought nobody was sitting there.

00:45:02I picked up the cup of scalding hot tea beside me

00:45:05and threw it in her face without hesitation.

00:45:07Oh, I'm so sorry.

00:45:09I was just diagnosed with early offset Parkinson's.

00:45:12I can't control my hands.

00:45:13You don't mind, do you?

00:45:16The scalding team splashed across Vanessa's chest.

00:45:20Claire Bennett, have you lost your mind?

00:45:22Vanessa made an innocent mistake because she couldn't see

00:45:24and you threw boiling water on her!

00:45:26I told you.

00:45:28I have Parkinson's.

00:45:29My hands shake.

00:45:30I can't control them.

00:45:34Claire, I know you don't like me,

00:45:36but I really am severely nearsighted.

00:45:38I forgot my contacts, so I sat in the wrong place.

00:45:41If you don't want me here, I'll leave.

00:45:42Claire, you're being ridiculously petty.

00:45:44Vanessa and Ethan have known each other since kindergarten,

00:45:46so she sat on his lap for one second.

00:45:48Who cares?

00:45:49Her prescription is minus eight.

00:45:51She didn't do it on purpose.

00:45:53And now you're pretending to have Parkinson's?

00:45:55You're barely 30.

00:45:56Who do you expect to believe that?

00:45:57I grabbed the platter of spicy shrimp pasta

00:45:59that had just arrived.

00:46:00I dumped the whole thing, creamy spicy sauce and all,

00:46:03over the man who had just spoken.

00:46:04Oops.

00:46:05My hand shook again.

00:46:07He stared at his ruined $15,000 suit,

00:46:09then jumped up cursing as he desperately brushed

00:46:11chilies and peppercorns off the fabric.

00:46:13The room went silent.

00:46:15Are you finished?

00:46:16Apologize to Vanessa and Derek right now!

00:46:18I slapped him across the face.

00:46:21Tremor.

00:46:22Couldn't help it.

00:46:23Ethan covered his cheek and stared at me in disbelief.

00:46:26Ethan, please don't blame Claire.

00:46:28This is all my fault.

00:46:29If I were completely blind,

00:46:31I wouldn't keep upsetting her

00:46:32and the two of you wouldn't fight because of me.

00:46:35If you're that blind,

00:46:36I'll take you to an ophthalmologist right now.

00:46:38Ethan, you can take me to neurology.

00:46:40My Parkinson's clearly needs immediate treatment.

00:46:42Claire, don't push it.

00:46:43I pulled out my phone and called 911.

00:46:46Hi, we're in the private dining room at the Wellington.

00:46:49One person has been scalded,

00:46:50another is hyperventilating over a ruined suit,

00:46:52and we have a visually impaired woman

00:46:53who apparently can't tell a grown man from an empty chair.

00:46:56We need an ambulance.

00:46:57Okay.

00:46:59I ended the call, pulled out my chair, and sat down.

00:47:02The ambulance took Vanessa to a hospital downtown.

00:47:05Ethan rode with her.

00:47:06The rest of us followed.

00:47:07At the emergency room,

00:47:08I complained about my tremors

00:47:09until a neurology resident evaluated me

00:47:11and ordered follow-up testing.

00:47:13Once the burn team dressed Vanessa's chest,

00:47:15I carried my paperwork to the hospital's urgent eye clinic.

00:47:17Vanessa was leaning against Ethan,

00:47:19whimpering about the burn.

00:47:21I walked over and yanked her out of his arms.

00:47:23Doctor, fit her with the thickest glasses

00:47:25her actual prescription requires

00:47:26and make the frames impossible to miss.

00:47:29Her myopia is significant,

00:47:30but modern high-index lenses can correct it

00:47:32without being unusually thick.

00:47:34She mistook a six-foot man for an empty chair

00:47:36and sat down on him.

00:47:37If the prescription isn't the problem,

00:47:39then perhaps we should discuss

00:47:40why she keeps behaving as if she's blind.

00:47:42I won't wear glasses!

00:47:43They make me look hideous!

00:47:44Ethan, help me!

00:47:45That's enough, Claire.

00:47:47Vanessa cares about her appearance,

00:47:48so she normally wears contacts.

00:47:49She just forgot them today.

00:47:51I pulled a bottle of industrial-strength superglue.

00:47:53You don't want glasses?

00:47:55Fine.

00:47:56I'll glue the connex to your eyeballs,

00:47:57then you'll never forget them again.

00:47:59No!

00:48:00You're insane!

00:48:04Parkinson's.

00:48:05Nothing I can do.

00:48:06Ethan shook with rage.

00:48:07He tore off the expensive jacket

00:48:08and threw it in the trash.

00:48:10Use her real prescription.

00:48:11Put it in thick black frames

00:48:12and make sure she leaves with them on.

00:48:14If she walks out unable to identify furniture,

00:48:16I'll file a patient safety complaint.

00:48:19The doctor looked exhausted,

00:48:21but the prescription itself

00:48:22was medically appropriate.

00:48:23He sent us to the optical shop

00:48:24across the lobby

00:48:25for temporary lenses

00:48:26and heavy black frames.

00:48:28Half an hour later,

00:48:29the glasses sat on Vanessa's face.

00:48:30She looked in the mirror

00:48:31and burst into tears.

00:48:33I walked over

00:48:33and slacked the remaining superglue

00:48:35onto the counter.

00:48:36If you take those glasses off,

00:48:38I'll glue them to the bridge of your nose.

00:48:39Vanessa clutched the frames.

00:48:41She was too frightened

00:48:42even to cry out loud.

00:48:43When we got home,

00:48:44I locked Ethan outside.

00:48:45He pounded on the door.

00:48:47Claire!

00:48:47Claire, open this door!

00:48:49I don't feel right

00:48:50leaving Vanessa alone at a hotel.

00:48:51She can't see.

00:48:53I need to grab some things

00:48:54and go take care of her!

00:48:57Go ahead.

00:48:59But if you leave,

00:49:00don't come back.

00:49:01The hallway went quiet.

00:49:03I knew Ethan would not dare walk away.

00:49:04My father's family trust

00:49:06had provided the seed money

00:49:07for Ethan's company

00:49:08and still controlled

00:49:09its main line of credit.

00:49:10With me taking this hard a line,

00:49:11Ethan knew that

00:49:12if he openly turned against me,

00:49:13the trust could freeze

00:49:14his financing by morning.

00:49:15The next day,

00:49:16I had the locks changed

00:49:17before I went to work.

00:49:18I came home early that afternoon.

00:49:20The moment I opened the door,

00:49:21I saw Vanessa wandering around

00:49:22my living room

00:49:23in an oversized white garment,

00:49:24her bare legs on full display.

00:49:26The thick glasses were gone.

00:49:27As soon as she saw me,

00:49:28she arranged her face

00:49:29into a look of panic.

00:49:30Claire, please don't misunderstand.

00:49:32I couldn't see

00:49:32and I thought this was mine.

00:49:34I studied what she was wearing.

00:49:35It was a limited edition

00:49:36silk couture dress

00:49:37that had cost me $15,000.

00:49:39I had deliberately hung it

00:49:40in Ethan's closet.

00:49:41Not only had she put it on,

00:49:42but she had cut the hem short.

00:49:44I crossed the room

00:49:45and slapped her.

00:49:45Vanessa fell onto the couch.

00:49:48Claire!

00:49:48What gives you the right to hit me?

00:49:50I pointed at the dress.

00:49:53Your eyes don't work?

00:49:54And neither do your hands?

00:49:56That's a limited edition couture dress.

00:49:57How did you mistake it

00:49:58for a man's shirt?

00:49:59She held her cheek,

00:50:00her eyes swimming with tears.

00:50:01I honestly couldn't tell.

00:50:03The cut looked like

00:50:04something Ethan would wear.

00:50:05I nodded.

00:50:06Fine.

00:50:06The bedroom door

00:50:07stood wide open.

00:50:08You couldn't tell.

00:50:09Then what were you doing

00:50:09in the primary bedroom?

00:50:11My bed was a wreck

00:50:12and there was a damp stain

00:50:13on the sheets.

00:50:14I pulled her over

00:50:14to see her masterpiece.

00:50:17I was exhausted.

00:50:19The hallway was blurry

00:50:20and I opened the wrong door.

00:50:24Don't be mad, Claire.

00:50:26I'll wash the sheets right now.

00:50:28I turned toward the kitchen,

00:50:30summoned my Parkinson's,

00:50:31and came back with a chef's knife

00:50:32trembling in my hand.

00:50:34Vanessa screamed

00:50:34and scrambled toward the front door.

00:50:36She dropped to the floor.

00:50:39Since you love wearing my clothes,

00:50:40let me improve the design for you.

00:50:43The blade flashed down

00:50:44and sliced through

00:50:44the back of the dress.

00:50:45Vanessa shrieked

00:50:46and covered her chest.

00:50:47I dragged her into the hallway

00:50:48and threw her out.

00:50:50Get out.

00:50:51She stood barefoot in the hall,

00:50:52barely covered by torn silk.

00:50:54I shut the door.

00:50:55When Ethan came home that night,

00:50:56he found Vanessa

00:50:57shivering in the hallway,

00:50:58wrapped in an old coat

00:50:59borrowed from a neighbor.

00:51:00He stormed into the apartment

00:51:01and pointed in my face.

00:51:03Claire Bennett,

00:51:04you're vicious.

00:51:05Vanessa walked into the wrong room

00:51:06and put on the wrong clothes,

00:51:08so you threw her out half naked?

00:51:10How is she supposed

00:51:11to face anyone after this?

00:51:12I sat on the couch,

00:51:13filing my nails.

00:51:14She's severely nearsighted,

00:51:15isn't she?

00:51:16Even if people stare at her,

00:51:17she can't see them.

00:51:18What's the problem?

00:51:19Ethan grabbed a glass

00:51:20from the table

00:51:21and curled it in the floor.

00:51:22You will apologize to Vanessa,

00:51:24and you will let her stay here.

00:51:26I sat down the nail file

00:51:27and stood.

00:51:30Did you forget who paid

00:51:31for this apartment?

00:51:32I bought it before we married,

00:51:34and my name is the only one

00:51:35on the deed.

00:51:36It's my separate property.

00:51:37I decide who stays

00:51:38and who goes.

00:51:39You don't get a vote.

00:51:40Ethan's face darkened.

00:51:42I'm your husband.

00:51:43I have every right to decide

00:51:45who lives in our home.

00:51:47Say one more word,

00:51:48and you'll be homeless too.

00:51:50His jaw tightened,

00:51:51but he said nothing.

00:51:52He turned around,

00:51:52led Vanessa away,

00:51:53and checked them both

00:51:54into a hotel.

00:51:55Vanessa disappeared

00:51:56for the next few days.

00:51:57I knew she was not finished.

00:51:58In my first life,

00:51:59this was when she destroyed

00:52:00the $150,000 wedding gown

00:52:02I had chosen for our ceremony.

00:52:04Our wedding celebration

00:52:05was scheduled

00:52:05for the following month.

00:52:07This time,

00:52:07I had the real gown

00:52:08placed in a secure vault.

00:52:09Then I bought a flimsy

00:52:10white bridal dress

00:52:11for $20 at a thrift store.

00:52:12I put it together

00:52:13with Ethan's

00:52:14most treasured possession,

00:52:15a rare signed jersey

00:52:16that had cost him

00:52:17$45,000 at auction.

00:52:18I sealed both inside

00:52:19an expensive opaque garment bag

00:52:21and hung it

00:52:21where my gown had been.

00:52:22I coated the inside

00:52:23of the bag

00:52:24and both garments

00:52:24with extra strength

00:52:25itching powder

00:52:26from a novelty supplier.

00:52:27That weekend,

00:52:28Ethan used the excuse

00:52:29of picking up some files

00:52:30to bring Vanessa home.

00:52:31I pretended to leave

00:52:32for a shopping trip,

00:52:33then hid in a blind spot

00:52:34in the stairwell.

00:52:35My phone was connected

00:52:36to the cameras

00:52:36inside the apartment.

00:52:37On the screen,

00:52:38Vanessa watched me leave

00:52:39and immediately slipped

00:52:40into the guest room.

00:52:41To make sure

00:52:41she ruined the gown completely,

00:52:43she closed her eyes

00:52:43and began cutting

00:52:44and tearing through

00:52:45the garment bag.

00:52:46The cheap white fabric

00:52:47shredded easily.

00:52:48She was enjoying herself

00:52:48so much

00:52:49that she never noticed

00:52:50the blue jersey

00:52:50being cut into strips

00:52:51along with it.

00:52:52The powder coated

00:52:53her hands and clothes.

00:52:54Once she finished,

00:52:55she hurried out of the room

00:52:56with guilt written

00:52:56all over her face.

00:52:57Within minutes,

00:52:58she began squirming

00:52:58and scratching her arms

00:52:59and neck.

00:53:00I took my time

00:53:01opening the front door.

00:53:03My husband's best friend

00:53:04since childhood,

00:53:05Vanessa Brooks,

00:53:06claimed to be severely

00:53:07nearsighted.

00:53:08At dinner with a group

00:53:08of friends,

00:53:09she dropped straight

00:53:10into my husband's lap.

00:53:11Oh my god,

00:53:12Claire,

00:53:12I'm so sorry.

00:53:13My eyesight is terrible.

00:53:14I honestly thought

00:53:15the chair was empty.

00:53:16The $150,000 wedding gown

00:53:18I had chosen

00:53:19was shredded

00:53:19while I was away.

00:53:20When I confronted her,

00:53:21Claire,

00:53:22I can barely tell

00:53:23clothes apart

00:53:23without my contacts.

00:53:25It was white,

00:53:25so I thought it was

00:53:26one of the new

00:53:27cleaning rags.

00:53:28Her severe nearsightedness

00:53:30became an all-purpose

00:53:31excuse in my husband's bed.

00:53:33Then,

00:53:33when I was nine months

00:53:34pregnant and rolling

00:53:35on the floor in agony,

00:53:36I called Ethan for help.

00:53:37Vanessa secretly

00:53:38ended the call.

00:53:39Oops,

00:53:40I couldn't read

00:53:41the caller,

00:53:41Sidi.

00:53:41I thought it was

00:53:42a telemarketer.

00:53:42I bled to death

00:53:43before anyone came.

00:53:44My baby died with me.

00:53:46When I opened my eyes again,

00:53:47I was back at the dinner

00:53:48where Vanessa had sat

00:53:49on Ethan's lap.

00:53:50She was still cooing.

00:53:51I really thought

00:53:52nobody was sitting there.

00:53:53I picked up the cup

00:53:54of scalding hot tea

00:53:55beside me

00:53:55and threw it in her face

00:53:56without hesitation.

00:53:58Oh,

00:53:58I'm so sorry.

00:54:00I was just diagnosed

00:54:01with early offset Parkinson's.

00:54:03I can't control my hands.

00:54:04You don't mind,

00:54:05do you?

00:54:06The scalding tea

00:54:08splashed across

00:54:08Vanessa's chest.

00:54:10Claire Bennett,

00:54:11have you lost your mind?

00:54:12Vanessa made an innocent mistake

00:54:14because she couldn't see

00:54:15and you threw

00:54:15boiling water on her!

00:54:17I told you,

00:54:18I have Parkinson's.

00:54:20My hands shake.

00:54:21I can't control them.

00:54:25Claire,

00:54:25I know you don't like me,

00:54:26but I really am

00:54:27severely nearsighted.

00:54:28I forgot my contacts,

00:54:30so I sat in the wrong place.

00:54:31If you don't want me here,

00:54:32I'll leave.

00:54:33Claire,

00:54:33you're being ridiculously petty.

00:54:35Vanessa and Ethan

00:54:36have known each other

00:54:36since kindergarten,

00:54:37so she sat on his lap

00:54:38for one second.

00:54:39Who cares?

00:54:40Her prescription

00:54:40is minus eight.

00:54:42She didn't do it on purpose.

00:54:44And now you're pretending

00:54:44to have Parkinson's?

00:54:45You're barely thirty.

00:54:47Who do you expect

00:54:47to believe that?

00:54:48I grabbed the platter

00:54:48of spicy shrimp pasta

00:54:50that had just arrived.

00:54:51I dumped the whole thing,

00:54:52creamy spicy sauce and all,

00:54:53over the man

00:54:54who had just spoken.

00:54:55Oops!

00:54:56My hand shook again.

00:54:57He stared at his ruined

00:54:58$15,000 suit,

00:54:59then jumped up cursing

00:55:00as he desperately brushed

00:55:02chilies and peppercorns

00:55:03off the fabric.

00:55:04The room went silent.

00:55:05Are you finished?

00:55:07Apologize to Vanessa and Derek

00:55:08right now!

00:55:09I slapped him

00:55:10across the face.

00:55:12Tremor.

00:55:13Couldn't help it.

00:55:14Ethan covered his cheek

00:55:15and stared at me

00:55:16in disbelief.

00:55:17Ethan,

00:55:18please don't blame Claire.

00:55:19This is all my fault.

00:55:20If I were completely blind,

00:55:22I wouldn't keep upsetting her

00:55:23and the two of you

00:55:23wouldn't fight

00:55:24because of me.

00:55:25If you're that blind,

00:55:26I'll take you

00:55:27to an ophthalmologist

00:55:27right now.

00:55:28Ethan,

00:55:29you can take me

00:55:29to neurology.

00:55:30My Parkinson's

00:55:31clearly needs

00:55:32immediate treatment.

00:55:33Claire,

00:55:33don't push it.

00:55:34I pulled out my phone

00:55:35and called 911.

00:55:37Hi,

00:55:37we're in the private

00:55:38dining room

00:55:38at the Wellington.

00:55:39One person has been scalded,

00:55:40another is hyperventilating

00:55:41over a ruined suit,

00:55:42and we have a visually

00:55:43impaired woman

00:55:44who apparently can't tell

00:55:45a grown man

00:55:46from an empty chair.

00:55:47We need an ambulance.

00:55:50I ended the call,

00:55:51pulled out my chair,

00:55:52and sat down.

00:55:53The ambulance took Vanessa

00:55:54to a hospital downtown.

00:55:55Ethan rode with her.

00:55:57The rest of us followed.

00:55:58At the emergency room,

00:55:59I complained about my tremors

00:56:00until a neurology resident

00:56:01evaluated me

00:56:02and ordered follow-up testing.

00:56:03Once the burn team

00:56:04dressed Vanessa's chest,

00:56:05I carried my paperwork

00:56:06to the hospital's

00:56:07urgent eye clinic.

00:56:08Vanessa was leaning

00:56:09against Ethan,

00:56:10whimpering about the burn.

00:56:11I walked over

00:56:12and yanked her

00:56:12out of his arms.

00:56:13Doctor,

00:56:14fit her with the thickest glasses

00:56:15her actual prescription requires

00:56:17and make the frames

00:56:18impossible to miss.

00:56:19Her myopia is significant,

00:56:21but modern high-index lenses

00:56:22can correct it

00:56:23without being unusually thick.

00:56:25She mistook a six-foot man

00:56:26for an empty chair

00:56:27and sat down on him.

00:56:28If the prescription

00:56:29isn't the problem,

00:56:30then perhaps we should discuss

00:56:31why she keeps behaving

00:56:32as if she's blind.

00:56:32I won't wear glasses!

00:56:34They make me look hideous!

00:56:35Ethan, help me!

00:56:36That's enough, Claire.

00:56:37Vanessa cares about her appearance,

00:56:39so she normally wears contacts.

00:56:40She just forgot them today.

00:56:41I pulled a bottle

00:56:42of industrial-strength Super Gloof.

00:56:44You don't want glasses?

00:56:45Fine.

00:56:46I'll glue the connex

00:56:47to your eyeballs,

00:56:48then you'll never forget them again.

00:56:49No!

00:56:51You're insane!

00:56:55Parkinson's.

00:56:55Nothing I can do.

00:56:56Ethan shook with rage.

00:56:58He tore off the expensive jacket

00:56:59and threw it in the trash.

00:57:00Use her real prescription.

00:57:02Put it in thick black frames

00:57:03and make sure she leaves with them on.

00:57:05If she walks out

00:57:06unable to identify furniture,

00:57:07I'll file a patient safety complaint.

00:57:10The doctor looked exhausted,

00:57:11but the prescription itself

00:57:12was medically appropriate.

00:57:13He sent us to the optical shop

00:57:15across the lobby

00:57:16for temporary lenses

00:57:17and heavy black frames.

00:57:18Half an hour later,

00:57:19the glasses sat on Vanessa's face.

00:57:21She looked in the mirror

00:57:22and burst into tears.

00:57:23I walked over

00:57:24and slacked the remaining Super Glue

00:57:25onto the counter.

00:57:26If you take those glasses off,

00:57:28I'll glue them

00:57:29to the bridge of your nose.

00:57:30Vanessa clutched the frames.

00:57:32She was too frightened

00:57:32even to cry out loud.

00:57:34When we got home,

00:57:34I locked Ethan outside.

00:57:36He pounded on the door.

00:57:37Claire, open this door!

00:57:39I don't feel right

00:57:40leaving Vanessa alone at a hotel.

00:57:42She can't see!

00:57:43I need to grab some things

00:57:45and go take care of her!

00:57:47Go ahead.

00:57:49But if you leave,

00:57:51don't come back.

00:57:52The hallway went quiet.

00:57:53I knew Ethan would not

00:57:54dare walk away.

00:57:55My father's family trust

00:57:56had provided the seed money

00:57:57for Ethan's company

00:57:58and still controlled

00:57:59its main line of credit.

00:58:00With me taking this hard a line,

00:58:02Ethan knew that if he

00:58:02openly turned against me,

00:58:04the trust could freeze

00:58:04his financing by morning.

00:58:06The next day,

00:58:07I had the locks changed

00:58:07before I went to work.

00:58:09I came home early that afternoon.

00:58:10The moment I opened the door,

00:58:11I saw Vanessa wandering

00:58:12around my living room

00:58:13in an oversized white garment,

00:58:15her bare legs on full display.

00:58:16The thick glasses were gone.

00:58:18As soon as she saw me,

00:58:19she arranged her face

00:58:20into a look of panic.

00:58:20Claire, please don't misunderstand.

00:58:22I couldn't see

00:58:23and I thought this was mine.

00:58:24I studied what she was wearing.

00:58:26It was a limited edition

00:58:27silk couture dress

00:58:28that had cost me $15,000.

00:58:30I had deliberately hung it

00:58:31in Ethan's closet.

00:58:32Not only had she put it on,

00:58:33but she had cut the hem short.

00:58:34I crossed the room

00:58:35and slapped her.

00:58:36Vanessa fell onto the couch.

00:58:38Claire!

00:58:39What gives you the right to hit me?

00:58:41I pointed at the dress.

00:58:44Your eyes don't work

00:58:45and neither do your hands.

00:58:46That's a limited edition

00:58:47couture dress.

00:58:48How did you mistake it

00:58:48for a man's shirt?

00:58:49She held her cheek.

00:58:50Her eyes swimming with tears.

00:58:52I honestly couldn't tell.

00:58:53The cut looked like

00:58:54something Ethan would wear.

00:58:55I nodded.

00:58:56Fine.

00:58:56The bedroom door stood wide open.

00:58:58You couldn't tell.

00:58:59Then what were you doing

00:59:00in the primary bedroom?

00:59:01My bed was a wreck

00:59:02and there was a damp stain

00:59:03on the sheets.

00:59:04I pulled her over

00:59:05to see her masterpiece.

00:59:07I was exhausted.

00:59:09The hallway was blurry

00:59:11and I opened the wrong door.

00:59:14Don't be mad, Claire.

00:59:17I'll wash the sheets right now.

00:59:19I turned toward the kitchen,

00:59:20summoned my Parkinson's

00:59:22and came back with a chef's knife

00:59:23trembling in my hand.

00:59:24Vanessa screamed and scrambled

00:59:25toward the front door.

00:59:27She dropped to the floor.

00:59:29Since you love wearing my clothes,

00:59:31let me improve the design for you.

00:59:33The blade flashed down

00:59:34and sliced through the back

00:59:35of the dress.

00:59:36Vanessa shrieked

00:59:37and covered her chest.

00:59:38I dragged her into the hallway

00:59:39and threw her out.

00:59:40Get out.

00:59:41She stood barefoot in the hall,

00:59:43barely covered by torn silk.

00:59:45I shut the door.

00:59:45When Ethan came home that night,

00:59:47he found Vanessa

00:59:48shivering in the hallway,

00:59:49wrapped in an old coat

00:59:50borrowed from a neighbor.

00:59:51He stormed into the apartment

00:59:52and pointed in my face.

00:59:53Claire Bennett,

00:59:54you're vicious.

00:59:55Vanessa walked into the wrong room

00:59:57and put on the wrong clothes

00:59:58so you threw her out half naked?

01:00:00How is she supposed

01:00:01to face anyone after this?

01:00:03I sat on the couch,

01:00:04filing my nails.

01:00:05She's severely nearsighted,

01:00:06isn't she?

01:00:07Even if people stare at her,

01:00:08she can't see them.

01:00:09What's the problem?

01:00:10Ethan grabbed a glass

01:00:11from the table

01:00:11and hurled it to the floor.

01:00:13You will apologize to Vanessa

01:00:15and you will let her stay here.

01:00:16I set down the nail file

01:00:17and stood.

01:00:21Did you forget

01:00:22who paid for this apartment?

01:00:23I bought it before we married

01:00:24and my name is the only one

01:00:26on the deed.

01:00:26It's my separate property.

01:00:28I decide who stays

01:00:29and who goes.

01:00:29You don't get a vote.

01:00:30Ethan's face darkened.

01:00:32I'm your husband.

01:00:34I have every right to decide

01:00:35who lives in our home.

01:00:38Say one more word

01:00:39and you'll be homeless too.

01:00:40His jaw tightened

01:00:41but he said nothing.

01:00:42He turned around,

01:00:43led Vanessa away

01:00:44and checked them both

01:00:45into a hotel.

01:00:46Vanessa disappeared

01:00:46for the next few days.

01:00:47I knew she was not finished.

01:00:49In my first life,

01:00:50this was when she destroyed

01:00:51the $150,000 wedding gown

01:00:53I had chosen for our ceremony.

01:00:54Our wedding celebration

01:00:55was scheduled

01:00:56for the following month.

01:00:57This time,

01:00:58I had the real gown

01:00:59placed in a secure vault.

01:01:00Then I bought

01:01:00a flimsy white bridal dress

01:01:01for $20 at a thrift store.

01:01:03I put it together

01:01:04with Ethan's

01:01:04most treasured possession,

01:01:05a rare signed jersey

01:01:06that had cost him

01:01:07$45,000 at auction.

01:01:09I sealed both inside

01:01:10an expensive opaque garment bag

01:01:11and hung it

01:01:12where my gown had been.

01:01:13I coated the inside

01:01:14of the bag

01:01:14and both garments

01:01:15with extra strength

01:01:16itching powder

01:01:16from a novelty supplier.

01:01:18That weekend,

01:01:19Ethan used the excuse

01:01:20of picking up some files

01:01:21to bring Vanessa home.

01:01:22I pretended to leave

01:01:23for a shopping trip,

01:01:24then hid in a blind spot

01:01:25in the stairwell.

01:01:25My phone was connected

01:01:26to the cameras

01:01:27inside the apartment.

01:01:28On the screen,

01:01:29Vanessa watched me leave

01:01:30and immediately slipped

01:01:30into the guest room.

01:01:31To make sure she ruined

01:01:32the gown completely,

01:01:33she closed her eyes

01:01:34and began cutting

01:01:35and tearing through

01:01:35the garment bag.

01:01:36The cheap white fabric

01:01:37shredded easily.

01:01:38She was enjoying herself

01:01:39so much that she never

01:01:40noticed the blue jersey

01:01:41being cut into strips

01:01:42along with it.

01:01:43The powder coated

01:01:43her hands and clothes.

01:01:44Once she finished,

01:01:45she hurried out of the room

01:01:46with guilt written

01:01:47all over her face.

01:01:48Within minutes,

01:01:48she began squirming

01:01:49and scratching her arms

01:01:50and neck.

01:01:50I took my time opening

01:01:51the front door.

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