The speaker talks about a friend's secretive relationship with a man named Steven, where she was only open to a few people about their relationship. It seems like the friend was struggling to reconcile her love for her husband and her strong attraction to Steven.
A woman at a New Year's Eve party casually mentioned to the author that she had a miscarriage earlier that day, but did not seem devastated by it, and continued to enjoy the rest of the party before a darker event occurred later in the night.
Steve is struggling with his infatuation and obsession with Susan, but becomes convinced she has not rejected him after analyzing a recorded conversation with her.
Ellie seeks out to obtain Angela's death certificate and discovers its significance.
Crystal McDowell, a mother of two who disappeared during Hurricane Harvey, was involved with numerous lovers and was last seen visiting her boyfriend. Desperate to find her, family members turned to social media and made a deal with a man who claimed to have information about her whereabouts.
Jodi Arias developed an unhealthy obsession for her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, after he broke up with her and started dating a girl from his church, leading to incidents of stalking and vandalism.