Thomas knew Raymond’s history and revealed that he had previously cheated another relative out of her savings. As Thomas’s health declined, he asked his old love to marry him, and she agreed. Three days later, they were married at his bedside while his lawyer prepared several documents for her to sign.
After Thomas died, his lawyer gave her a box containing the deed to Thomas’s family home, trust papers, and 55 letters he had written during every year they had been apart. Thomas had also structured the trust so Raymond could not take advantage of her.
When Raymond later arrived with legal threats, the lawyer made it clear that challenging the trust would fail. The woman eventually moved into Thomas’s home and began reading one of his letters every Sunday, realizing that his final “trap” had actually been designed to protect her and prove she had never been forgotten.
