Mark stays late at work. Cora is supposed to make dinner for his boss. Instead, she leaves the oven on to meet Damien for a "quick coffee" that lasts three hours. When she returns, the kitchen is smoking.
Infidelity in Cora's story is rarely treated as an isolated act of physical attraction. Instead, it functions as a signal of deeper systemic problems within the relationship. Identity Reclamation cora the unfaithful housewife episode top