Jake Halpern (Host)

It was Nikki who lay rose petals through their house to show Sarah just how much she cared. It was Nikki who wouldn't let Sarah spend one single night at their new house without the promise of a wedding. Even now, Sarah gets really emotional when she talks about what it meant when Nicole came into her life.

It was Nikki who lay rose petals through their house to show Sarah just how much she cared. It was Nikki who wouldn't let Sarah spend one single night at their new house without the promise of a wedding. Even now, Sarah gets really emotional when she talks about what it meant when Nicole came into her life.

For Sarah and Nicole, the weight of their marriage and the years of secrets and lies came to a head in February of 2022. After they returned from the hospital and cleaned up the mess from the search, they went to their bedroom. and with the lights out, they lay silently side by side. The room itself had once been their inner sanctum, the cocoon of their intimacy.

For Sarah and Nicole, the weight of their marriage and the years of secrets and lies came to a head in February of 2022. After they returned from the hospital and cleaned up the mess from the search, they went to their bedroom. and with the lights out, they lay silently side by side. The room itself had once been their inner sanctum, the cocoon of their intimacy.

Nicole had always seen this home as the start of something. Years before, she had carefully scattered rose petals and glowing candles, creating a trail that led Sarah towards the future that they had imagined. But now, there was no light, just darkness and quiet, until Nicole finally spoke.

Nicole had always seen this home as the start of something. Years before, she had carefully scattered rose petals and glowing candles, creating a trail that led Sarah towards the future that they had imagined. But now, there was no light, just darkness and quiet, until Nicole finally spoke.

For Nicole, this moment sliced through everything.

For Nicole, this moment sliced through everything.

Our interview with Nicole, it happened in the new place where she lives, a tidy townhouse at the edge of a busy commercial strip. We had to turn off the heat for the interview so our mic wouldn't pick up any extra noise. Point is, it had gotten kind of cold in the room, and dark too. The sun had gone down. And for a moment, we just kind of sat there. And then Nicole said this.

Our interview with Nicole, it happened in the new place where she lives, a tidy townhouse at the edge of a busy commercial strip. We had to turn off the heat for the interview so our mic wouldn't pick up any extra noise. Point is, it had gotten kind of cold in the room, and dark too. The sun had gone down. And for a moment, we just kind of sat there. And then Nicole said this.

For Sarah, the aftermath was something else entirely. She was now in the house alone, with hardly anyone to rely on. She'd been outed. The media was buzzing with stories of her lies. The authorities had seized many of her personal possessions. She had no phone, no wife, no heroic backstory to fall back upon. Whether she realized it or not, there was nothing left to do but wait for the arrest.

For Sarah, the aftermath was something else entirely. She was now in the house alone, with hardly anyone to rely on. She'd been outed. The media was buzzing with stories of her lies. The authorities had seized many of her personal possessions. She had no phone, no wife, no heroic backstory to fall back upon. Whether she realized it or not, there was nothing left to do but wait for the arrest.

and a much more public reckoning. Next time, on the finale of Deep Cover, The Truth About Sarah.

and a much more public reckoning. Next time, on the finale of Deep Cover, The Truth About Sarah.

The deep cover The Truth About Sarah was produced by Amy Gaines McQuaid and Tali Emlin. Additional production support by Sonia Gerwit.

The deep cover The Truth About Sarah was produced by Amy Gaines McQuaid and Tali Emlin. Additional production support by Sonia Gerwit.

Original scoring and our theme were composed by Luis Guerra. Our show art was designed by Sean Carney. Fact-checking by Annika Robbins.

Original scoring and our theme were composed by Luis Guerra. Our show art was designed by Sean Carney. Fact-checking by Annika Robbins.

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