A woman sits in a courtroom. Her hands are cuffed. Her face is blank. The judge reads the verdict. Guilty on all counts. The woman's eyes widen. Her lips part. She looks at her family in the gallery. Her children are crying. She will not see them graduate. She will not see them marry. She will not see them become parents. She is going to prison.

The woman had been convicted of embezzling nearly a million dollars from her employer. She had been living a double life for years. Luxury cars. Designer clothes. Exotic vacations. Her coworkers had no idea. Her family had no idea. Her employer had no idea. Until an accountant noticed a discrepancy. Then another. Then another. The woman was arrested at her desk. She maintained her innocence until the trial. The jury did not believe her. The judge called her a "sack of potatoes" for her lack of remorse. She is serving fifteen years. Her children visit once a month. She tells them she is innocent. They are not sure they believe her.

Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because this sack of potatoes thought she was smarter than everyone. She was not. And now she is going to prison.

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