[Music] I had known Kelly for a long time we first met as kids growing up in the same small town where our families were closely connected through the local farming industry her dad owned the grain elevator and mine ran the largest farm in the area it seemed inevitable that Kelly and I would end up together and over time we built a relationship that eventually led to marriage despite the occasional ups and downs I always believed we had something solid at first our life together was like any other married couples full of happy moments and the
usual challenges but over time I started noticing a change Kelly became distant and I felt the closeness we once shared was slipping away I had no idea that this distance was just a symptom of something much bigger that I was about to discover I'm not usually one to visit adult websites but one hot July evening a few months ago curiosity got the better of me I not only browsed the content but I also ended up paying $100 for a premium membership what I saw that night was a live stream featuring a gorgeous woman in a
steamy scene with a muscular attractive guy I'd seen better before but something about this video stood out why because the woman going by the name Jenna was actually my wife Kelly the site Nature's pleasure Spa was aptly named because she was definitely having hot zand enjoying every bit of it as Kelly rolled over on the bed looking completely satisfied the guy grinned and said said well darling that was pretty damn good bet your old man never makes you climax like that huh hot housewife Jenna my Kelly smiled back and said without missing a beat well
Mario that was good no doubt but for the record no one lights me up like my husband I've been with a few guys but no one makes me happy like he does you're good but he's amazing so don't stop trying she smiled again Mario looked puzzled and asked well if he's so amazing why are you cheating on him by coming here and being with me she responded still smiling I didn't plan on this happening but I love Zex and I'm glad you take care of me I also do it because I can get away with
it and he'll never know I truly love my husband with all my heart and after these three nights here I realize just how much better he is than what I get here it makes me love and appreciate him even more she laughed and added actually I'm probably doing him a favor by coming here and doing this so come on over and drill me again like I said earlier the $100 was money well spent because it allowed me to see what was going on with my loving wife and it cost a lot less than hiring a
private investigator or buying surveillance equipment you're probably wondering how I got to this point what led me to visit that site in the first place it's a fair question and the most honest answer I can give is that it was just a fluke A Stroke of Luck not that my wife was sleeping with Mario but that I found out she was cheating Kelly and I have been married for just over 8 years we first met in elementary school and grew up in a small town in Central Illinois she lived in town and I lived in
the country her dad owned the largest grain elevator and my dad owned the biggest farm since our parents did business together it was natural for us to meet and become friends I won't bore you with childhood crushes High School romance or even College we both dated other people and yes slept with others we weren't exclusive but deep down I think we always knew we belonged together oh and yes I was the one who took her pess though there were others for both of us along the way during our junior year at the University of Illinois
we decided to be exclusive a bit later I proposed and about a year and a half later just a week after graduation we were married life seemed good at least I thought it was until that night in July but anyway back to the Story 3 years ago Kelly's parents retired and moved to Phoenix Arizona Kelly along with her sister Amber and brothers Tom and Carl bought a 48% stake in the family grain business from their father Tom senior he wanted to keep controlling interests for a few years to back their growth financially over time he
planned to reduce his stake until they owned the business outright Amber is married to my friend Walter Swanson who also happens to be a grain farmer his farm is just a bit smaller than mine and since we live nearby we spend a lot of time together Tom and Carl manage the grain business together while Kelly handles the finances and bookkeeping Amber also also works there managing customer relations and grain sales it's a true family run operation with a few additional employees mostly truck drivers and grain handlers during the busy harvest season they hire some part-time
help as well that's enough background now let me get back to the story of how I discovered my wife cheating online and what unfolded afterward all four of the Gentry siblings put a lot of effort into finalizing the deal to buy out their father's share of the grain business I wasn't too involved in it but I knew they had to work hard to make it happen there were meetings with banks the Illinois Department of Agriculture and insurance companies by the time it was all settled they were exhausted luckily this all took place during winter their
slowest time of year as for me it was after harvest so I didn't need Kelly's help on the farm as much as I would during the busy season while she doesn't work on the farm directly with 2,200 acres of corn and soybeans planting and harvest times are hectic and I rely on Kelly to run errands and assist where needed you get the idea since things were slow Kelly and Amber decided to treat themselves to a few days at a spa to unwind they booked a three- night stay at a place called Princess Spas I know
I previously mentioned Nature's pleasure Spa but that's the name of the website princess Spas is the actual Spa the ladies came back so relaxed and refreshed that they made it a yearly tradition booking another stay the following July after planting season was over it was during that weekend spa visit that I stumbled upon the video but how did I find it in the first place Dan Marvel the field agent for the Illinois Department of Agriculture in our area stopped by one day during his routine rounds Kelly and I knew Dan from college when he asked
about her I mentioned she was on a getaway at princess Spas he gave me a strange look and mentioned that something odd was going on there that I might want to check out he said his cousin used to work there as a masseuse and had shared some wild stories he also said they had a site with a different name something with Pleasures in it he didn't give me many details just advised me to look into it well I'm someone who likes to poke around the internet I browse different sites sometimes even stumbling on some spicy
content but usually it's just for fun that night curiosity got the better of me and I did some searching it didn't take long before I found Nature's pleasure spa and its live stream and that's when everything unraveled but you already know what happened next I was devastated I cried yelled got angry then fell into a deep depression all the emotions you'd expect when discovering your spouse is cheating and it wasn't just this one time I soon realized this wasn't Kelly's first Affair Nature's pleasure Spa had an archive section and I found videos from Kelly's previous
visits as well as the ones from the current trip with the premium membership I could download each video for an extra $20 I downloaded two videos from her first visit Three from her second and three from this current trip eight videos in toal total so for $260 I had all the evidence I needed to divorce my wife I didn't have a clear plan yet but I knew I had to act quickly I wasn't going to wait a month or even a week to confront her as far as I was concerned the sooner we split up
the better Kelly had slept with at least two men Mario and Steve eight times and I had video proof I didn't care if there were more it was already too much I made several copies of the videos onto DVDs and stored them in a very safe place when my father built our house he had a wall safe installed hidden behind a panel in the office bookcase once the copies were secure I deleted everything related to Nature's Pleasures Spa from my computer including the original files other than the DVDs there was no longer any digital trail
with that taken care of I grabbed my phone and sent Kelly a message Kelly it's Jack I know exactly what you're doing at princess spa and I have evidence to prove it don't bother coming back to the house this is no longer your home and soon I won't be your husband we're done my lawyer will be in touch in the next few days to arrange for you to collect your belongings apparently Kelly had turned off her phone and didn't get my message until the next morning as I didn't hear from her that night but early
the following day my phone started ringing I saw it was Kelly calling so I let it go to voicemail soon after I heard her message Jack what are you talking about honey I have no idea what's going on why would you send me such terrible messages Amber and I are packing up now and I'll be home in a couple of hours whatever you're think thinking you're wrong I'll see you when I get home so we can talk I love you jack a little while later she called again and I ignored it the voicemail was nearly
identical word for word I began to wonder if she'd written it down knowing I wouldn't answer soon after a text came through again almost the same message since I wasn't going to talk to her I sent a short text back to acknowledge her messages but keep my distance maybe Mario knows what I'm talking about honey would you have him call me if I asked and as I said before don't come back to the house you're not welcome here we're done Kelly I didn't get any more texts but later that afternoon she called again and left
another voicemail Jack we need to talk I'm staying with Amber until we clear up this awful misunderstanding please call me so we can talk that was Sunday afternoon and I didn't return her call the next morning I went to my bank and arranged for a second safe deposit box in my name only I placed one copy of the DVDs in the Box along with the original prenuptual agreement I had a meeting scheduled with my lawyer at 11:00 a.m. so I made another copy of the prenup just in case there was any issue when I arrived
at my lawyer's office I saw Kelly sitting there she looked up at me and I could see she was in rough shape her hair was a mess and she had dark circles under her eyes like she hadn't slept Kelly said Jack we need to talk about this I asked how did you know I'd be here she replied Richard called me when you made the appointment at that moment Richard Warner my attorney came out and asked us both to come into his office my anger was boiling over so I said no Richard we're not going in
together you've lost my trust by calling Kelly I need to know right now are you representing me and only me lawyers are supposed to be smart but Richard missed the memo because he said no Jack if this proceeds I'll be representing Kelly turns out he thought the grain business was a better client than my father F maybe it was since he had the Gentry family as clients too I had my opinion about that and I figured he'd realize his mistake eventually fine Richard I want all my original documents and copies of contracts ready by 400
p.m. today I'll either pick them up or send a courier I've appreciated your work in the past but you're making a big mistake my new attorney will contact you soon Kelly stayed silent but then pleaded Jack why won't you talk to me and straighten this out because Kelly it's clear Richard values you more as a client and I'm not having this conversation without legal representation Richard chimed in Jack you know I've always been fair with you you have nothing to worry about oh Richard I have plenty to worry about you can't serve two masters and
it's clear where your loyalty lies and you've already shown I can't trust you by calling Kelly with that I said goodbye and left I could hear Kelly starting to cry as I walked out the door now I had to find a new attorney I knew David Warner Richard's brother was a skilled attorney and competitive with Richard he seemed like a good option but I wanted to do some research first attorneys accountants bankers and insurance agents are people you need to trust completely and I wanted to be sure I knew a few people who had worked
with David so I called his office to ask for references the secretary sent me a list and four friends of mine were on it I stopped by to see three of them and they all gave glowing reviews of David's work so it didn't take long for me to make up my mind mind I had no doubt David would do a good job for me I didn't visit the fourth friend on the reference list because it was Wall-E and I didn't want to involve him since he's married to Amber Kelly's sister I called David's office again
gave my name and asked if I could schedule an appointment for after 400 p.m. the receptionist said he was busy until 4:30 but would check if he could meet after that I knew there was a chance he wouldn't be able to but I had to try when she came back on the line she said Mr Warner can see you at 4:30 but it'll have to be brief as he has other evening commitments I agreed and confirmed I'd be there I look forward to seeing you then Mr Haan by the way my name is Samantha and
I'm David's wife at 4 p.m. I stopped by Richard's office to collect my paperwork they hadn't finished copying it yet it was obvious they were stalling hoping I'd change my mind I lost my temper and told them I needed every piece of legal paperwork within 15 minutes or my new attorney would follow up they asked who my new attorney was and I told them they'd find out soon enough after that the office went into overdrive with three people copying documents at once 20 minutes later I had everything I still had time to make it to
David's office for my appointment so I didn't make a bigger fuss about the slight delay I met with David and he agreed to become both my personal and business attorney I asked if I could leave all the documents I'd retrieved with him for safekeeping and he agreed to store them in his vault until we could review them together we scheduled an appointment for the next day Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. to go over everything and plan for the divorce when I left his office around 5:30 I smiled at Samantha and asked so Samantha am I in
trouble or are your evening plans still on she smiled and said you did just fine Mr Hagen our evening is still on as planned I wish all our clients were as punctual as you've been but please call me Sam from now on thanks Sam and you can call me Jack the next morning we reviewed all my business paperwork and contracts I can't share details attorney client privilege and all that but I can say David found everything to be in good order from a business standpoint we broke for lunch and David and Sam invited me to
join them at the local Diner I agreed and met them there as I needed to stop by my bank first they were a delightful couple and we had a pleasant lunch I learned they'd been married for about 10 years and had two daughters ages 6 and three they showed me pictures and the girls were adorable looking just like their mom they had beautiful smiles just like Sam that lunch lifted my spirits making my transition to working with David easier but it also saddened me because I realized my life partner wasn't with me anymore seeing how
happy David and Sam were reminded me of how things had been with Kelly before I discovered her cheating it brought tears to my eyes a few times David didn't notice but Sam did and I could see the concern in her eyes after lunch I stopped by the bank and made some changes to protect my assets I also picked up a $5,000 check payable to David Warner Law Offices as a retainer David hadn't asked for anything yet but I knew he'd appreciate the gesture I returned to the office at 1:30 to continue our meeting Sam greeted
me and mentioned David was on the phone then led me to the small conference room where we'd been meeting she asked if I wanted coffee or anything else and I said I was fine she sat down next to me and reached out her hand David didn't tell me what's going on Jack but based on your reactions at lunch I can guess what this afternoon is about I see you're wearing a wedding ring so I'm assuming it's about your wife if you'd like I'd be happy to sit in on the meeting this afternoon while we discuss
whatever you need to share I was on the verge of breaking down again so I just nodded my anger had subsided for the moment and the pain was overwhelming it felt right to have a woman's presence for the sensitivity and comfort they can offer I realized I might need Sam's support during this difficult time in the afternoon meeting I told the full story of how I discovered Kelly's infidelity I broke down a few times and Sam was there to comfort me after regaining my composure I explain my intentions unless something changes my mind I'm planning
to file for divorce and enforce the prenuptial agreement David and I went over the prenup in detail the terms were clear I would retain 100% of my farm assets real estate and personal property Kelly would keep her grain business assets she'd be entitled to 50% of our financial assets if there was no infidelity but only $25,000 for each year of marriage if there was household personal property would be split 50 50ths no matter the circumstances David then said Jack I need you to show me proof of the infidelity no David I have the proof but
I'm not showing it to anyone unless we're forced to go to court then I'll present it to the Judge David insisted Jack I really need to see it to ensure we have a solid case for infidelity David you're going to have to trust me I have the proof but I loved Kelly and I don't want anyone seeing what I've seen unless it's Absol absolutely necessary Sam gently touched David's arm and gave him a nod signaling for him to back off David reluctantly agreed over the next few days Kelly called me several times leaving messages but
I never answered I deleted her voicemails without even listening to them then David called to tell me we had a meeting scheduled with Kelly and her lawyer Richard for Thursday at 10:30 a.m. when Thursday came David and I drove to Richard's office as we arrived I noticed Kelly's car in the parking lot so we headed straight into inside Richard's reception is showed us to a small conference room and after just a couple of minutes Richard and Kelly walked in Kelly looked much better than the last time I had seen her it was clear she had
made an effort for this meeting she was undeniably beautiful I fought hard to keep my emotions hidden not wanting her to see how much my heart achd she smiled and said Jack I hope we can finally talk and resolve this misunder understanding I miss you and I want to come home I stayed silent knowing my voice would betray me if I spoke I needed to get a grip on my emotions and it wasn't going to be easy David started we're here to discuss the divorce proceedings for the dissolution of Jack and Kelly's marriage I believe
it's important to give both parties time to express their thoughts on how to move forward Richard nodded in agreement and added my client believes this is a misunderstanding and would like the chance to clear the air with her husband that was it my anger flared up helping me regain control of my emotions I looked at Kelly and said Kelly here are the facts when we got married we signed a prenuptual agreement and we updated it 2 years ago when you bought into your father's business I've brought copies of the updated agreement for everyone Kelly looked
surprised and said softly but Jack I don't want a divorce I want to be your wife can't we move past this and be happy again I barely acknowledged her words and continued the prenup was meant to protect our individual interests while still allowing us to benefit from Marriage marriage initially it was to protect the assets that have been in my family for Generations when you bought into your father's business we updated it to protect your family's assets as well in case of divorce the agreement clearly states that I retain 100% of my family's assets and
you retain 100% of yours debts related to those assets remain with the businesses and neither party is responsible for the others debts our shared marital assets are separate and the agreement outlines the specific division of those assets depending on the circumstances of the divorce I continued as stated in this document you are entitled to your personal belongings your clothing jewelry car and anything else that I have no interest in the same applies to me all non-farm personal property Furniture electronics and artwork will be split 50/50s Farm related property grain bins Machinery equipment stays 100% M
since it's part of the farm operation financially in the event of divorce you are entitled to 50% of our financial assets if there has been no infidelity there are two exceptions to this if you divorce me for infidelity I receive only $225,000 per year or $200,000 total not 50% if I divorce you for infidelity you receive $25,000 per year or $200,000 total not 50% I paused before saying Kelly I'm going to ask you some questions how you answer will determine whether I move move forward with the divorce and on what grounds that will also determine
any Financial distribution if our marriage has any chance of surviving you need to be completely honest if you refuse to answer or lie it's over do you understand are you willing to do this to try and save our marriage Kelly looking stunned by the details of the prenup snapped out of it and said yes Jack I'll answer your questions honestly I love you and I want our marriage to survive I'll do whatever it takes for you to let me come home Kelly I'd like to record these questions are you okay with that she hesitated and
looked at Richard who had stayed quiet up until now Richard in typical lawyer fashion said Kelly I'd advise against it but it's up to you David added Kelly I agree with Richard I'd advise against recording but it's Jack you need to convince not Richard or me so do what you think is right Kelly replied I'll do anything to clear up this misunderstanding yes go ahead and record it I'm fine with recording whatever Jack and discuss David and I had brought a tape recorder so we set it on the table to ensure everyone's voices were clearly
captured Kelly then asked Jack what are your questions I began Kelly I want to ask if you've been faithful to me but I'm going to break it into three time periods the first is from the day we agreed to be exclusive until the day we got engaged were you faithful to me during that time Kelly smiled and answered confidently yes Jack I was faithful to you during that period I stared at her and said well that's your first lie you couldn't even answer the very first question honestly I should walk out right now but I
won't yet are you really telling me you didn't sleep with Larry Evendale just 2 days after we agreed to be exclusive is that what you're saying Larry wasn't the type to keep things to himself he bragged to me that you invited him over on a Tuesday night when your parents weren't home and he had ZX with you in your bed oh and Kelly he also told me you didn't use a rubber he even smirked and said bearb back's way more fun when you're with a promiscuous his parting shot as he walked away was Jack she
loved it and I'm sure I'll get a Repeat Performance probably even after you marry the promiscuous you might say he made it all up but Amber overheard him she came over to me and said Jack Kelly loves you she won't cheat on you again that was just a onetime thing a goodbye to him don't do anything rash oh and by the way he lied he used rubbers I saw the rappers in the trash the next morning so Kelly you already lied to me I'll let this one slide but there won't be any more passes tell
the truth or face the consequences Kelly looked devastated I'm sorry Jack I was wrong I continued after that I didn't trust you I watched you closely for 6 months in that time you didn't do anything suspicious so I asked you to marry me and gave you the ring I know you were probably hoping I'd ask sooner but I wasn't ready to trust you so you had to wait now here's question two during our engagement from the time you got the ring and until the day we got married did you cheat on me she didn't hesitate
no absolutely not I replied I know that's true because I still didn't trust you completely so I kept an eye on you for that whole year I was pretty sure you were faithful during that time seeing how emotional Kelly was getting Richard asked for a break to talk with her she was clearly shaken by the Revelation about Larry Evendale we took a break for lunch and David and I picked up Sam to go to the local Diner at lunch Sam asked how things were going and David said I think Jack's handling it well not much
has come out yet but he's laid the foundation for getting honest answers about the marriage if she admits everything he may still want a divorce but he'll know she's trying to save the marriage it's a tough call but I think Jack will make the right decision of course if she lies he'll have to figure out his next step Sam gave me a knowing look her intuition had clearly picked up on my pain I gave her a weak smile and said this is hard why do people do such stupid things and cause so much pain for
themselves and the ones they love she reached over put her hand on mine and said if only we knew Jack maybe we could slap some sense into them before they did something so stupid that made me laugh and David joined in even during a tough time I found a way to laugh which says a lot about the resilience of people we cry at funerals but can still laugh I guess people grieve during divorces but also Find humor I smiled at Sam and said thanks Sam I needed that she nodded and we headed back back to
Richard's office around 1:00 p.m. once back in the meeting I reminded Kelly you need to answer honestly if you lie this meeting ends and there's no hope for our marriage do you understand yes I understand Kelly replied clearly shaken I will tell you the truth I asked from the day we were married until today have you ever cheated on me tears filled her eyes and I could see how hard this was for her but I couldn't let her off the hook I needed her to be honest to prove Pro she cared enough about our marriage
to come clean I wasn't sure if I could stop the divorce but if she told the whole truth I'd know she was trying yes Jack she said quietly tears falling I did cheat on you she then dropped her head onto her crossed arms on the table and sobbed I'm so sorry Jack can you ever forgive me I asked Richard and David to leave the room because I had more questions for Kelly and didn't want to embarrass her in front of them both lawyers object Ed but I insisted and Kelly nodded at Richard signaling that she
wanted him to leave too I already had her confession on tape which was enough for the divorce proceedings I didn't want the rest of the conversation recorded so I turned off the recorder Kelly I need you to answer these questions when where who and why I asked doing my best to stay calm sniffling she whispered oh Jack I'm so sorry it happened this weekend at princess spa one of the Mur Mario is the one I cheated with why I asked I don't know exactly Jack it was just the passion of the moment Amber and I
were having such a great day and after dinner we decided to get massages before bed Mario was my masseuse I was lying on my stomach and he started the massage his hands were soft but strong and it felt so good he worked on my arms shoulders and back then moved to my legs and inner thighs stopping just short of being too close after that he started again on my back and shoulders and I was still tense I felt him untie my bikini top and pull it down I have to admit it felt great and I
didn't stop him she started crying again jack if I could go back I never would have let it happen we wouldn't be in this situation you have to believe me as much as it hurt to hear it I needed her to tell me everything not because I was curious but because I needed to see how honest she'd be go on Kelly tell me the rest I urged the nothing more to tell she said through her tears we had Zex she fell silent and I waited hoping she would say more but she just sat there with
her head down sniffling eventually she looked up at me and asked Jack is there any chance you'll forgive me not wanting this to feel like a court hearing even though it did I asked Kelly is this the whole truth nothing but the truth she gave me a look I hadn't seen before a mix of uncertainty and fear as if she was calculating how much I knew finally she saides Jack that's the truth I'm so sorry my heart was breaking but I managed to keep my composure I got up from the table and called David and
Richard back into the room this meeting is over I said coldly before leaving I turned to Kelly and said I'm divorcing you on the grounds of infidelity the terms of the prenuptual agreement will be enforced she was shocked and cried out but why Jack I confessed I'm begging you to forgive me please Jack I love you please forgive me you lied to me Kelly you didn't care enough about our marriage to tell me everything if you had been completely honest maybe I could have considered staying but you didn't even give us a chance you thought
you could get away with just one confession but you lied it's over I turned to leave but she screamed wait Jack I'll tell you everything please don't leave me I spun around and glared at her my anger and hurt clear you were warned you had your chance but you tried to get away with one confession you lied it's over David caught up with me as I was getting into my car jack are you sure you want to file for divorce on the grounds of infidelity he asked yes I do she had her chance and I
misjudged her all these years I wanted her to care enough to tell me everything but she couldn't even be honest go ahead and file I drove home feeling numb grabbed a beer from the fridge and sat at my desk I drank the first one quickly then sipped the second reflecting on everything that had just happened I had multiple copies of the videos safely stored but now I didn't think I'd need them since I had her confession suddenly it hit me I had walked out of the office without the tape of Kelly's confession I immediately called
David David did you grab the tape recording of Kelly's confession before you came after me oh damn I heard him say no Jack I didn't I was so focused on catching up with you that I forgot the tape I cursed under my breath I had been so careful in planning everything but in my anger and pain I had made a huge mistake by leaving the tape behind David why don't you call Richard and see if you can pick it up though I'm guessing their answer will be something like we thought you had everything when you
left so we erased it sorry I hung up still feeling sick about the situation I had enough evidence to file for infidelity but I hadn't wanted to use the videos unless it was absolutely necessary after I hung up with David I grabbed another beer from the fridge damn how could I be so careless I wasn't drunk but I wasn't feeling much pain either as I sat watching the evening news before bed I thought I heard a vehicle pull into the yard slowly I got up from my chair and went to the back door I stepped
out onto the porch and it was dark for a few moments before the Lights Went Out suddenly something shot me on the back of the head and I saw a bright flash of light then everything went completely dark beep beep beep that was the first sound I heard it didn't didn't take long to realize it was coming from right beside me I opened my eyes and tried to turn slightly to the right to see what it was but as soon as I moved an excruciating pain shot through my chest and straight into my head causing
flashes of blue and silver stars what the hell I thought then I heard a rustling sound nearby followed by a surge of something into my body and I was out again the next time I woke up to the beeping I opened my eyes and looked around being careful not to move I'd learned my lesson from the first time the nurse was sitting in a chair beside me hi Jack I'm Susan your nurse please don't try to move okay you're going to be fine and I'll explain everything to you but for now just stay still do
you understand I couldn't speak because something was lodged down my throat but I nodded slightly to show that I understood Jack I need to tell the doctor you're awake we'll be back soon I nodded again it finally clicked that I must be in a hospital though I had no memory of how I got there I figured someone would fill me in eventually so I closed my eyes and waited Mr Hagen Jack I'm Dr Julius you've suffered serious injuries from a striking during a robbery at your home now that you're awake I'm confident you'll be okay
we had to restrain you to prevent you from injuring yourself further by moving too much I'm sure you felt severe pain when you tried to move yesterday right a faint smile crossed my face as I nodded yes we should have done more to prevent that I'm sorry you experienced that pain he turned to the nurse nurse Johnson I think we can remove the restraints now but Jack please don't try to do anything on your own just yet okay I nodded again and gestured to the tube in my throat we'll also remove the ventilator now nurse
Johnson will handle it once they remove the restraints and the ventilator my throat felt like it was on fire and I couldn't speak at first they gave me a small sip of water and eventually I was able to whisper though my voice was raspy and painful can someone tell me what happened I coked Jack it's 7:00 a.m. and you've just regained Consciousness and come off the ventilator your throat will hurt for a few hours and we want you to rest nurse Johnson will stay with you and once you're more stable we'll notify the police that
you're able to talk they'll explain everything that happened medically speaking you've sustained serious injuries including a concussion three broken ribs and multiple contusions one of your ribs punctured a lung causing it to collapse but the EMTs got to you in time and were able to revive you after we repaired your long we reinflated it you're very lucky Jack had you not been found when you were you likely would have died to put it bluntly You Were Striking severely you were unconscious for 5 days you briefly woke up yesterday but then passed out again until now
we'll keep a close watch on you for the next few days but you should be able to go home after that as promised I spent the rest of the day resting with nurse Johnson by my side anytime I moved too quickly sharp pains shot through my body so I stayed as still as possible by the afternoon afternoon I was able to sit up with help and even managed to use the bathroom with assistance as I spent more time with Susan we talked and I learned that she had been three years behind me in school her
maiden name was Susan Fisk and she had married Chad Johnson they had a three-year-old daughter named Emily but Susan had divorced Chad after finding out he was unfaithful I told her about Kelly and she was sympathetic the next morning two detectives Harold Robbins and Josh Carter came to see me before they started questioning me I asked them to explain what had happened to me detective Robin started it appears to have been a robbery that escalated into an attack we found a 2x4 on your porch with your hair and blood on it there were no fingerprints
likely because the person wore gloves there weren't any signs of forced entry but that's probably because you stepped onto the porch and left the door open inside the house we found several missing pictures from the walls an empty strong box in your desk drawer and ransacked file cabinets the bedrooms were also searched with empty drawers and jewelry boxes in the master bedroom we not entirely sure what was taken detective Carter continued when you're able to return home we'll need you to go through everything to see what's missing the doctor said it could be 3 or
4 days before you're discharged after that we'll work with you to update our reports Robins took over again we need to ask you a few questions Jack what do you remember about the attack I sighed not much honestly I had a couple of beers and was watching the evening news when I heard I heard a vehicle pull into the yard I got up to check it out and stepped onto the porch I saw a shadowy figure and then everything went black I don't remember anything after that until I woke up here yesterday I wish I
could be more helpful Robins nodded that's okay Jack we still need to ask a few more questions to help piece this together where was your wife during the incident my wife and I are separated we're in the process of divorcing so I have no idea where she was mind if I call you Jack Robins asked of course that's fine I replied is the divorce amicable or is there tension between you two I thought for a moment you could say it's not going smoothly shek contesting the grounds I'm filing under and what grounds are those Robins
asked infidelity we have a prenuptual agreement and if the divorce is filed under those terms her settlement will be much smaller that's what she's fighting Robbins exchanged a glance with Carter before asking do you think that could give her a motive to hurt you I don't believe she would do something like that I answered firmly I just don't Robins didn't argue but made a note we'll check into it just to cover all bases is there anyone else who might want to damage you any business conflicts disputes with neighbors or issues with family I shook my
head no nothing that comes to mind okay Jack when you're feeling up to it we'll need to do a full inventory of what's missing I do have a couple of specific questions did you keep any c cash in the house especially in that strong box and if so how much also was there anything else of significant value like jewelry or artwork yes I said there was some cash in the strong box probably around $88,000 I usually keep about $10,000 but I had spent some recently so it was a little less as for jewelry there were
a few pieces worth over $1,000 but I can't think of anything else with significant value I hesitated before adding I didn't mention this earlier but I have a hidden safe behind the bookcase I'm pretty sure it wasn't found and I'd prefer to keep it that way if possible Robins raised an eyebrow but didn't push the issue fair enough if you think of anything else let us know when you're ready to return home give us a call and we'll help you take stock of everything over the next few days I slowly got better I had plenty
of time to rest and when I was awake I talked with Susan I had a few visitors Wally Amber David and Sam Kelly and her family except for Amber didn't come which made sense given the situation but I would have appreciated it Richard Kelly's lawyer and my old friend did visit and I was glad to see him everyone who stopped by showed concern and wished me well Amber and Sam left with tears in their eyes each giving me a kiss on the cheek those four days were tough I slept a lot but had nightmares that
left me waking up in a panic sometimes screaming without remembering the dream Susan was always there to call me with kind words and a gentle touch I later found out she she stayed at the hospital even when she wasn't working she said my situation reminded her of her own marriage and she felt the need to support me while I appreciated her kindness my life was too chaotic to consider a deeper relationship though I said I'd like to stay in touch when it was time for my discharge Dr Julius let me know and I was relieved
to finally go home Susan helped me pack up and wheeled me out to the lobby where Wally and Amber were waiting she gave me a big hug and I could tell she really cared but but I wasn't in a place to think about more than friendship at home I was greeted by the mess Left Behind Wally and Amber offered to help but I wanted to go through everything myself first I promised to call them when I was ready for their help and they agreed reluctantly the first thing I did was check the safe behind the
bookcase everything was still there cash certificates stocks bonds and the DVD of Kelly's Affair my laptop and a few Terry Redland prints were gone but not much else some bank and credit card statements had been moved so I called the banks to warn them my account numbers might have been compromised weeks went by but the robbery investigation moved slowly detectives Robbins and Carter kept me updated but there were no leads since nothing high value had been taken it was turning into a cold case they had asked about Kelly but I insisted she wouldn't have injured
me as she would have received many of the items in the divorce anyway they seemed to agree and didn't pursue it further I opened new bank accounts and ordered new checks for safety though no suspicious activity had been reported I also bought a new laptop and reorganized my office then one day while sorting through bills I saw a statement from Red's Inc which stood for remote electronic data storage solutions I had video surveillance of my property that was backed up to Reds each night I hadn't deleted anything from the day of the robbery so I
logged into Reds found the footage from that day and downloaded it to my laptop if the quality was good enough I planned to give it to the detectives to possibly reopen the investigation and find some answers as I reviewed the footage I realized there was nothing useful to give the detectives I knew then the crime would never be solved after paying my bills I started focusing on how to move forward I reached out to an old college friend who worked at Cargill one of the biggest grain merchandisers in the US and through him I arranged
a meeting with their acquisition team it's amazing what connections can do within 2 weeks I have had a plan in place with Cargill I took a brief trip to Las Vegas after handling some business in Phoenix gambled for a couple of days then flew home to put my plans into action I had David arrange a meeting with Gentry grain where I'd talk to Kelly her brothers Tom and Carl and her sister Amber David mentioned that with our impending divorce the grain reserves wouldn't meet state requirements without my share they quickly agreed to meet likely because
they hadn't thought about the impact of losing my stored grain at the meeting I greeted everyone and got straight to the point I told them to listen before commenting and made it clear that resolving the divorce was my priority I handed Kelly the final draft of the papers and asked her to sign them Kelly responded Jack I don't want a divorce whatever you think I did isn't worth ending everything we had can't we work through this I don't want to do this in front of my family I told her firmly Kelly this ends today the
sooner you sign the sooner we can move on she grew angry and said if you're divorcing me I'll fight the infidelity claim that's the least you can do for me I expected this I placed a DVD on the table with the divorce papers and said if you fight me on this I'll use this as evidence in court it's a video of all eight times you cheated on me at the spa Amber was shocked and Furious exclaiming you didn't Kelly how could you I confirmed it detailing each incident with Mario and Steve so yes eight videos
sign the divorce papers now or this goes to court I'm done playing games Tom and Carl were stunned while Amber quietly cried as Kelly signed the divorce papers I took my copies and put them in my briefcase Kelly looked shocked with unshed tears likely realizing I had solid evidence of her infidelity but I wasn't done yet now let's discuss the grain issue with this divorce you'll lose the value of my stored grain putting you in violation of your grain license and lone covenants the bad news you're in trouble the good news I spoke to your
father father and he sold me his 52% share of the business since your agreement didn't have a first right of refusal Clause Richard didn't do his best work for you I didn't even have to show him the proof of your cheating he believed me and knew the company would struggle without my grain so now I'm the majority shareholder you each own 12% and I've already negotiated a deal to sell my stake to Cargill you can sell your shares for the same price and I recommend you do so Cargill will now evaluate the staff but I
sec Ed each of you a one-year job guarantee make the most of it the shock turned to anger and Tom the eldest finally spoke up what have you done Jack you ruined the family business because my sister cheated on you how did you trick my father into selling I replied your father sold his stock to keep you Carl and Kelly out of jail you ask what kind of man I am ask yourselves what kind of people you are I tossed a second DVD onto the table this shows you and Carl knocking me that night and
stealing from my house be glad I chose this path instead of giving this to the police Kelly finally spoke Jack how could you do this to me Kelly you've wasted my life your father and brothers always treated me like I wasn't good enough and you you've always been deceitful you cheated on me with Larry Evendale disrespected our marriage and worst of all you almost eliminated me in the attack Tom and Carl broke my ribs but it was your kicks that drove a broken rib into my lung if the paramedics hadn't arrived in time I would
have died some best friend huh Kelly fainted and Amber and Carl rushed to catch her once she regained Consciousness I delivered my final words your father sold me his stock to keep you out of jail heun's not proud of his children except for Amber I've wasted enough time on you Kelly I won't waste anymore have a nice life with that I left the deals were done I was free and Kelly and I divorced a few months later the siblings were arrested for attack after the video was sent to the police Kelly's father was Furious and
came to confront me but he had a stroke before I could respond Karma Works in strange ways [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music]
