For months, my son Michael praised Cindy as the love of his life, but she always avoided meeting us. When he finally brought her home after proposing, my blood ran cold—I recognized her instantly from wanted posters tied to a massive fraud case.
Keeping calm, I lured her to the cellar, locked the door, and dialed 911. Michael was bewildered as I explained the truth. Police arrived within minutes; Cindy’s silence as they showed her the poster confirmed everything.
Though Michael raged at me, time revealed the overwhelming evidence. Cindy confessed to defrauding vulnerable people, including my elderly neighbor. Michael’s heart broke, but eventually he saw she’d only shown him a false version of herself. Painful as it was, I’d saved him.
