[Do you think he'll tell everyone what happened in his study?] Hagrit asked, her voice cutting into her thoughts.
'He won't dare,' Cara replied silently. 'If he does, it'll be mutually assured destruction. I might lose Ashley, but I'll make sure everyone in this town knows about his many affairs. That would leave his pristine public image in tatters.'
[When are you planning to ruin his political career? I assume you don't want him to win the election.]
'Of course not. But I can't risk giving him a scandal he can fix with two weeks left. No, I'll wait. Two, maybe three days before the election—that's when I'll strike.'
[Ah, so he wouldn't have enough time to spin the narrative.]
'Exactly.'
"Honey, tell us," Arlene's voice broke the tension, "what did she do?"
Rudy didn't take his eyes off Cara. "I caught her snooping around in my study, rifling through documents. I'm almost certain she's working for Larry Gilmore."