Rule of 3

- Is he here? - Yeah.

- I just realized that you're not back

until the day before our anniversary.

- Glad you reminded me. I mean, I knew that.

- Mm-hmm. So, you have something romantic planned?

- Not yet, but I plan on planning something romantic.

- Well, for the amount of time you're gone for work,

you better, or don't bother getting on your return flight.

- Speaking of flights, I need to go.

I'm gonna miss mine.

OK, here.

Selfie.

- Mmm! - And now a funny one.

All right, love you.

Mmm. Love you too.

Be safe!

I'm not going to the airport.

Take me to Montgomery Street, please.

- Alison Whitford? - Uh, yes. How can I help you?

- I'm afraid I have some bad news.

Your husband...

Sorry to keep you waiting.

I'm, uh, Detective Strickland,

and I'll be working in conjunction

with our Accident Investigation Division.

All right.

- I first just want to say how sorry I am for your loss.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

- I'm gonna need to ask you a few questions.

Yeah, of course.

- When was the last time you saw your husband?

- Um, last night, around 7:30.

Where was this?

- Uh, at home. Dominick called a cab to take him to the airport.

Newark?

- Yeah. He was--he was heading to Panama.

He works in the mining industry.

His job, it kept him out of the country

for probably two thirds of every month, so...

Hmm.

Mrs. Whitford, your husband's accident happened

on the east side of the city.

- That's in the opposite direction of the airport.

- Do you have any idea why he'd be in that part of town?

None. No.

- And, uh, where were you last night at 8:30 p.m.?

I was still at home.

- Alone? - Mm-hmm.

I'm sorry, why is this relevant?

We have reason to believe

that your husband was struck intentionally.

What?

Wh-- W-what are you saying?

You think that... You think that Dom was murdered?

- There was a witness at the scene

that saw the vehicle, uh, speed up prior to hitting him.

What?

- Unfortunately, they were unable to provide

a description of the driver.

Oh my God!

Wait a minute. What do--

Am I a suspect?

Excuse me?

That's why you asked

if anybody could confirm that I was home?

You think...

- Oh, no, this is just a procedure

to rule out the spouse.

It's nothing to worry about.

OK...

- OK, now, I apologize for having to ask you this, but...

...were you guys having any marital issues?

No. No.

You positive?

- I'm, um, I'm a marriage and family therapist,

so I think I'd know.

- Well, too bad we didn't cross paths a while back.

Maybe I'd still be married.

So, you have no reason to believe he'd have an affair?

No, not at all.

We've been married for less than a year.

And we were apart so much that when we were together,

we would, um, we would joke that...

...that we were still on our honeymoon.

So, no.

Why, do you?

Do I what?

- Have reason to believe that he was having an affair?

Let's get you home.

I'll be in touch if I have any more information.

- Thank you for seeing me without an appointment.

I'm...

I'm Dominick's wife, Alison.

Dominick?

Whitford.

Uh...

- You may not have received news yet,

but the reason that he didn't make it to Panama

is, uh, well...

because he died.

Oh, I'm--I'm so sorry.

Thank you.

I--I'm just planning a celebration of life for him,

and I was hoping that you could help me

with some--some contact information for his coworkers.

- Your husband's name is Dominick Whitford?

- Yes, he... With the Central American Division.

- Let me look for his personnel file.

Thank you.

- This has everyone who's ever worked here,

and nobody by that name has ever been employed by us.

- I'm sorry, that's impossible,

because Dominick, he has worked here for years.

- There are a number of mining companies based out of the city.

Is there a chance you may have confused us with someone else?

- Uh, I guess it's possible.

I'm so sorry to have bothered you.

- No, no. You were no bother at all.

I hope you figure things out.

Thank you.

What?

You gotta be kidding me!

Stay away from my husband!

- Look, I don't know what you're talking about!

Don't lie to me!

I know you're having an affair.

If you don't end it, next time, instead of slitting your tire,

I'll slit your throat!

Who is...

What's that?

Answer me!

Answer me. What is that?

That is my wedding photo.

Why is Dominick in it?

Answer me.

Because he's my husband.

Don't lie to me.

I'm not.

Dominick is my husband.

OK...

He is!

- I think that you're a little bit confused.

- I'm not confused. - Stay there! Stay there!

How did you get that?

- Like I said, Dominick is my husband!

That's not possible.

- We've been married for 5 years,

and we still are.

Dominick Whitford?

- Dominick Mitchell, the person in this photo.

- Ah! The detective, he said something about...

Dominick having an affair.

What detective?

The...

What detective? Answer me!

You don't--you don't know?

Dominick was hit by a car.

No! Is he OK?

No.

He...

He's dead?

Oh no!

No!

- How is it even possible that he was married to us both?

- Someone from the Special Investigations Bureau

is looking into it,

but I'm pretty sure one of you said "I do"

to a fake identity.

- Well, I was married to him first, Detective,

so her marriage must be fake.

- Do you have any leads on who the driver might have been?

Nothing concrete.

Well, what about her?

- You think I killed Dominick?

- She attacked me and threatened to slit my throat!

- Well, if you wanna press charges,

that's a different department.

- Don't tell me you're buying this whole naïve widow routine.

I mean, she's--she's just trying to throw you off.

- I loved Dominick more than anyone.

- Just be assured I'm looking into every angle.

- And when are you gonna ask for her alibi?

Because I was in here for less than 30 seconds

before you treated me like a suspect.

- I didn't kill him, Detective.

I swear. - Look...

Marla is gonna get the same line of questioning as you did,

as soon as I have a chance to speak with her one on one.

I know this situation has come as a shock to the both of you.

It's one thing to lose a spouse,

but to have a bombshell dropped on you like this...

Just know I'm doing everything I can

to come up with some answers, OK?

OK, thank you.

- Why don't you head home? I'll be in touch.

OK, I'm gonna have to ask you some questions.

What are you doing here?

- I figure we could compare notes

and try to figure out how this was able to happen.

No thanks.