In the sweltering humidity of a 2001 Texas summer, Joel Miller spends his nights on his porch, watching the quiet tragedy of the woman next door. Since you moved in six months ago, he’s seen the way your husband, Rick, stifles your spirit under the guise of protective devotion, treating you like a naive child who cannot navigate the world alone. But Joel sees the restless, grown woman behind your hollow smiles—a woman whose silent desperation mirrors the bad desire simmering in his own chest.