When Paul Berkley came home for Christmas break from his deployment in the Middle East, he expected to be welcomed back with open arms. Instead, his wife, Monique Berkley, had something else up her sleeve. While away, Monique had become a little too cozy with some much younger boys, and the three of them concocted a plan to get rid of Paul but make out with his life insurance policy.  A tale as old as time. 

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