Strange Cult

Michael finished the story. Both Veronica and Krista listened to everything with great interest.

Veronica was especially curious about Marie, and how different she was from when they met her on the train. She was much more cunning than Veronica initially anticipated.

Afterward, they talked a bit about how Michael would get evidence. Veronica's initial plan was to acquire a camera and catch the husband in the act, but she rejected this because cameras hadn't yet been invented.

The next best option was getting eyewitnesses to testify, but they still needed hard proof. That's when Krista suggested going through the man's mail.

Because long-way communication was still in its early stages, both the mail and telegraph left behind evidence of the conversations. He could, of course, burn the letters, but between burning and reading there was a window when Michael can steal it.