After they have all left,Mrs. Doris walked quietly into Madam Monika’s room. The old woman was sitting up.

“You’re awake already,” Mrs. Doris said softly, setting down a tray.

Madam Monika turned her head slowly. “Why wouldn’t I be? With all the noise and shouting in this house, how could anyone sleep?”

Mrs. Doris sighed and poured her a glass of water. “You must be disappointed in Faye and Philip.”

Madam Monika took the glass, her eyes thoughtful. “I wonder what I should really be disappointed in,” she said. “That Philip and Faye did something as strange as a fake marriage… or that Hunter and Tila went digging into their...