Synopsis

The IRS had flagged Mary and Lester for an audit, and the tension hung heavy between them as they waited. At a nearby diner, Mary found herself embroiled in a heated argument with a man whose traditional views on women were sharply at odds with her own; the exchange escalated until she delivered a stinging rebuke about his mother. When they were finally ushered into the auditor’s office, Mary's blood ran cold – it was the very man she had insulted. She knew instantly that their situation was