Chapter 5: Tuna Casserole

Linda Brewer arrives with a tuna casserole and an interrogation that exposes a glaring gap in the cover story — Margot doesn't even know Eli is a veterinarian. An invitation to the neighborhood cookout sends Margot into full crisis-planning mode, building a fake backstory complete with a first-date restaurant and a pasta special. Eli says he'll wing it. She finds this both infuriating and dangerously convincing.Close Enough — Book 1 of The Dolores Effect, by Elena Cross.New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday. Follow The Dolores Effect on Spotify.