168. The Assistant, Attorney, and Alias: HOMICIDE

This week on LOTW, Becky and Bevy discuss a greed-driven case.Lauren Sims had been running from her choices for years. Each move meant a new name, a new start, another escape. By the time she became Elisa McNabney, she had perfected reinvention — a con artist who turned charm into survival.When she met Larry McNabney, a wealthy California attorney, she saw her next opportunity. Both were married, but that didn’t stop them. They left their spouses, calling it love. In truth, it was leverage — Elisa’s way into Larry’s world and his wallet.Sarah Dutra entered as Elisa’s assistant, drawn into the orbit of their dysfunction. She wasn’t Larry’s wife, but she became part of the machinery that kept Elisa’s schemes running.As Larry’s drinking worsened and Elisa’s lies deepened, the balance of power shifted. What began as mutual infidelity turned into manipulation — Larry clinging to a woman already planning her exit, and Elisa tightening her grip on the man she intended to discard.