I'm Barbara Schroeder, and now episode five of Bad Bad Thing.

So picture this scene, a cold, blustery evening, a small cozy neighborhood wine bar,

marked Gerardo and Meredith Sullivan are at a table for two, enjoying their favorite red wine,

and reveling in each other's company. And then,

Gerardo comes barreling through the door. She approaches the table and leans in to Meredith,

whispering something in her ear. Meredith doesn't react at all, just it's perfectly still.

Gerardo then turns to Mark, and in a voice, so loud, everyone in the park in here tells Mark,

come home now. Mark says firmly, he'll be home when he's done. Gerardo turns around and leaves.

Mark asks Meredith if she's okay, and she says yes, but she's shaking when she tells Mark what

she never said to her. There's a special place in hell for women like you.

Mark leaves a few minutes later, and Meredith stays behind to calm down for a little bit.

The bartender offers her a free drink, and he tells Meredith she should get a restraining order

against that woman who seemed unhinged. It was the only time they met him. Yes, and after that,

I just said this is getting out of control. I'm going to do something. Mark's version of doing

something was to try and calm everyone down. He told Jenare to leave Meredith alone, and then he

asked Meredith not to get the restraining order she'd been looking into. He explained that if Jenare

had that on her record, it would be harder for her to get a job and support herself.

Meredith reluctantly agreed not to file.

Jenare was no fool. She realized her marriage was doomed, so she started researching divorce

attorneys. She wanted to be prepared in case Mark was going to, in her words, bring the hammer

down on her. She told Mark he should get his own attorney, but here it was, the beginning of April,

and he still hadn't decided yet if he even wanted a divorce. Meanwhile, Jenare continued

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