The Wife Upstairs

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death, graphic violence, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and pregnancy loss.

Sylvia reads Victoria’s diary, dated January 22, 2018. At 10 o’clock in the morning, the police knocked on the door. Victoria answered to find a detective, who revealed that Mack had gone missing and that the last place he had been seen was the Barnett residence. Victoria was honest about Mack’s visit, and Adam came downstairs and stated that he had dropped Mack off at the train station, though he had never seen him board. Victoria had received a text from Mack on the train, but she deleted it to avoid angering Adam. The police officer said that although Mack was big, he was not bulletproof. This made Victoria think of the gun Adam bought.

After the detective left, Victoria asked Adam what happened to Mack. Adam revealed that he murdered Mack and hid his body but warned Victoria not to turn him in because he had registered the gun in her name. If the police connected the gun to Mack’s murder, Victoria would be the prime suspect. Victoria cursed at Adam, which was significant given her aversion to swearing, and Adam roughly grabbed her arm, bruising her while threatening her again.