The Maid's Daughter Stole My Life,So I Took It All Back

As the daughter of the city's wealthiest family, Miss Henson has always tolerated the weekend visits of her housekeeper Georgette Lawrence's daughter, Cora Fox, out of respect for Georgette's twelve years of service. But when she comes home to find the door code changed and a note calling her a freeloading stray, she realizes Cora believes she is the intruder. Georgette begs her to stay elsewhere on weekends and shuts the door in her face, so Miss Henson calls the police to report an illegal occupation.

Georgette pleads for mercy, invoking the years she cared for Miss Henson's late parents and the tuition Miss Henson paid for Cora's college. Moved by the memory of her mother, Miss Henson lets the matter drop. Cora stops visiting, but then wine, silverware, and a designer dress begin to disappear, each loss met with a ready excuse from Georgette.

On Memorial Day, after visiting her parents' graves, Miss Henson drives to the countryside estate they loved and left in her care. She finds its locked front gate standing wide open.