After 38 years of marriage, I found a hidden tube of lubricant in my wife Susan’s drawer. We hadn’t been intimate in years, and the discovery confirmed my growing suspicion that something was wrong.
My name is Jim Patterson, a quiet 64-year-old retail manager. I never imagined my ordinary life would unravel like this. Weeks later, I came home early and found Susan laughing in the kitchen with Derek Martinez—our son-in-law. Their closeness felt wrong.
Determined to know the truth, I secretly placed a voice recorder in the house. What I heard shocked me: Susan and Derek weren’t just having an affair—they were planning to kill me for a $500,000 insurance payout.
Terrified, I began investigating Derek and discovered he was manipulating several older women for money. He was a professional con artist, and Susan was his biggest target.
Instead of confronting them, I created a plan to expose them. I replaced Susan’s lubricant with industrial-strength glue. When they secretly met again, they became physically stuck together. I triggered a fake emergency, bringing police, firefighters, and paramedics—including my daughter Jessica.
Their affair was publicly revealed, and the recording led to their arrest for fraud and conspiracy to commit murder.
Derek received a long prison sentence, and Susan faced charges. My daughter and I rebuilt our lives together.
I learned a powerful lesson: even quiet, overlooked people can fight back—and sometimes the best revenge is simply surviving and standing in the truth.