The Loophole
by Stacey Isom Campbell
When Darlene and Charlene Caddell accidentally overcharge the Department of Defense $10,000 for shipping a two-dollar lug nut, they discover a loophole that will eventually net them over twenty million dollars. What begins as grief-stricken Darlene's attempt to fund charity after her son's death spirals into luxury cars, ocean-front property, and matching Mercedes—while her husband David obsesses over his dead...
When Darlene and Charlene Caddell accidentally overcharge the Department of Defense $10,000 for shipping a two-dollar lug nut, they discover a loophole that will eventually net them over twenty million dollars. What begins as grief-stricken Darlene's attempt to fund charity after her son's death spirals into luxury cars, ocean-front property, and matching Mercedes—while her husband David obsesses over his dead son's rock-climbing mentor instead of noticing his wife's transformation from Sunday school teacher to white-collar criminal. Seven years later, as the twins face the consequences of their choices, David must journey into the New Mexico desert to confront an impossible question: how did he miss the signs of his wife's unraveling, and what role did his own refusal to truly grieve play in her descent? This darkly comic drama explores how ordinary people rationalize extraordinary crimes, and how the small moments we ignore can grow into forces that destroy everything we love.
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