The Perfect Marriage

Eleanor visits Adam in jail. Eleanor does not want Sarah defending Adam and suggests he should get a different defense attorney. Eleanor blames the entire situation on Sarah: “If she would have been more focused on loving you than her career, you wouldn’t have been diddle-dipping elsewhere in the first place” (122). Sarah arrives. Eleanor insists that Sarah join her for dinner.

Sarah and Eleanor have dinner together. Eleanor tells Sarah, “Husbands don’t typically cheat on loving wives,” implying that Sarah is to blame for Adam’s infidelity (126). Eleanor complains that if Sarah had “paid more attention to [him] and upheld your wifely duties,” then “Adam wouldn’t be in this predicament” (127). Sarah finally replies, “You’re right, Eleanor. I should have been a better wife to Adam. But I promise you this, I will be better now, and I’ll make sure Adam gets the justice he deserves” (127).

Scott visits Adam. Adam accuses Scott of abusing Kelly/Jenna, which Scott denies. Scott explains that the black eye Kelly/Jenna had two weeks prior was an accident: “I accidentally caught her in the face with my elbow when I was hanging drywall in our home” (130). Adam asks why Kelly/Jenna would lie.