In the days that follow, Connie discovers a hidden compartment in the snow globe containing a photograph of her, Edward, and an infant Charlie, with a loving anniversary message. They argue, and Edward says that he wanted to kill her instead of Paul. Sharing a meaningful look with Edward, she realizes he murdered Paul. At a party later she notices that the snow globe she gifted Paul has been returned to their collection. Later, when taking Edward's clothes to the dry cleaner, she finds the photos of her and Paul, realizing Edward has known about the affair. Connie lies that she met Paul at a fundraiser which, to her surprise, Edward corroborates. Edward and the detectives notice Connie growing visibly distraught upon hearing the news. The detectives return a week later to reveal that Paul's body has been discovered. Connie is surprised to hear he had a wife, and claims she barely knows him. NYPD detectives arrive at the Sumner home, explaining that Paul's estranged wife has reported him missing. He later dumps Paul's body in a landfill. Edward is scared he'll be found out but he tells the person not to worry about the damage. In the parking lot, someone bumps into the back of his car, denting the trunk. Edward erases the message and puts Paul's body in the trunk of his car, and drives to Charlie's school play. While cleaning up the evidence, Edward overhears a crying Connie leave a message for Paul, saying that she's ending the affair she's tired of lying and hurting her family. Edward is clearly becoming overwhelmed and snaps and fractures Paul's skull with the snow globe, killing him instantly. Edward is stunned to find a snow globe he had given her in the past, which Paul explains she had gifted to him. Paul lets him into his apartment and they discuss Connie. She leaves, narrowly missing Edward, who has arrived to confront Paul. Connie then tries to push Paul away but she eventually gives in to him and they have sex in the hallway of his apartment. However, as she angrily storms out of Paul's apartment, he manages to chase after Connie, pushes her against the wall, and begins to seduce her. She also calls Paul a liar and tells him that she hates him. She then tells Paul that she doesn't want to see him anymore and angrily tells him their affair is over. She questions him on how many women is he seeing but Paul avoids answering the question and tells Connie that the other woman is just a friend and nothing more. As she is in the elevator alone with Paul, they have an argument. She jumps out of her car and runs to the library to confront Paul and the other woman. While she drives to his apartment, she discovers him running off to the library with another woman. The following day, she goes to the grocery store to buy some groceries and then after she drives to Paul's home and prepares to end things in person. She realizes she can no longer carry on the affair. Even though she feels guilty, Paul is distracting her from her family, and she is late to pick up Charlie from school. Edward calls the salon and confirms Connie was lying.Įdward hires a private investigator, Frank Wilson, and is devastated when he provides pictures of Connie and Paul together. Edward asks her to meet him for lunch one day, but she says can't because she has a salon appointment. This information makes Edward suspicious, and he notices Connie buying herself new lingerie, and daydreaming. Edward accidentally catches her in a lie, when a friend she said she was meeting for a fundraiser says he was out of town. However, they both relish the thrill of their affair, and Connie uses her work as an excuse to continue visiting Paul. Connie is simultaneously turned on and terrified at what she's doing. When she returns to retrieve her coat, Paul literally sweeps her off her feet, carries her off to his bedroom, and they have sex. She leaves despite their mutual attraction, but visits again, and they share a dance. He invites her over and when she arrives, he again flirts with her. Uncomfortable with his advances, she leaves.įinding Paul's phone number inside the book he gave her, Connie goes into the city and calls him. Seeing that she's scraped her knees, Paul invites her upstairs to his apartment to treat her injuries. While shopping in the city, the wind knocks Connie into stranger Paul Martel and they both fall over. Their marriage is loving but a little monotonous and lacking in passion. Edward and Connie Sumner live in Westchester County, New York with their eight-year-old son, Charlie.
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