Heart of Glass

Eileen waves to a tall man who’s currently working at untangling them. “Thanks, Morris!” Though Barb doesn’t say so, she knows exactly which true crime show Eileen Sparrow is referring to, because she watched that one, too. Through the crowd of onlookers, Barb catches a glimpse of the Seaside police detective who’d avoided her earlier. Barb couldn’t agree more, but she keeps that to herself. “Two years of being on that show with strangers on the internet judging every inch of her face and body—it was terrible. A silence fell over the room. “Samuel Figg’s a liar with zero credibility,” Barb says finally. “Obviously he can say anything he wants because he’s got nothing to lose by saying it.