Condoms Frequently Stolen From The Drawer, My Widow Mother-in-Law Experiences Morning Sickness—Surveillance Video Was Eye-Opening

Emily keeps finding that the condoms in her bedside drawer have been stolen, so she pokes holes in every packet to catch the thief. Weeks later, her long-widowed mother-in-law, Margaret, begins suffering from morning sickness, and Emily suspects her husband, Andrew, of cheating. She orders a small camera to catch him in the act.

What the footage reveals is far worse: Margaret in bed with Colin Harris, the father-in-law of Emily's friend Sophie. Before Emily can act, she collapses and wakes in St. Bartholomew's, where Dr. Richard Evans tells her she has miscarried. The cause is food poisoning—bacteria-laden pigeon droppings hidden in the herbal tonic Margaret forced on her nightly, an old wives' remedy meant to guarantee a grandson.

Andrew shrugs off the loss and refuses to send his mother back to Derbyshire Village. Then Margaret arrives at the hospital with fruit and a proposal: Andrew should father a child with a village girl to continue the Thompson line, and Emily should raise it. Emily tells her to take it up with Andrew, and Margaret leaves believing she has won.