My Lovely Wife

The narrator feels closer to his wife because they have a shared secret. Jenna gets in trouble for bringing a kitchen knife to school. She says she is scared of Owen. Naomi is now on the news, having been discovered missing. The narrator now feels torn about his and Millicent’s murder spree because he does not want to cause his daughter pain or anxiety.

People who knew Naomi talk about her on the news. The narrator recounts how one time, he got money from a class action lawsuit and used it to buy him and Millicent tickets to a special networking event, which helped them climb social ladders and get better jobs. This made him feel useful.

Rory continues blackmailing the narrator and threatens to notify Jenna the next time he sneaks out or cheats on his mother. Josh covers the search for Naomi. They look in abandoned rest stops and bunker-like buildings because that is where Owen kept victims while he tortured them. Millicent gives the narrator some of Naomi’s