{"id":62539,"date":"2026-07-17T04:15:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539"},"modified":"2026-07-17T04:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:15:53","slug":"the-second-my-husband-slid-a-glass-of-wine-across-the-table-i-saw-him-slip-something-into-it-i-smiled-never-taking-a-sip-drink-he-insisted-i-already-did-i-li","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539","title":{"rendered":"The second my husband slid a glass of wine across the table, I saw him slip something into it. I smiled, never taking a sip. \u201cDrink,\u201d he insisted. \u201cI already did,\u201d I lied. Hours later, he locked me inside our wine cellar, smirked, and whispered, \u201cEnjoy your tomb.\u201d He thought I would never see daylight again. By sunrise, I was free\u2014and the police were waiting for him instead."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:94967123-7463-4e8b-b773-16ac78e8a74b-14\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:94967123-7463-4e8b-b773-16ac78e8a74b-14\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:94967123-7463-4e8b-b773-16ac78e8a74b-14\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-30\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-15 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1752f490-de8c-4ae2-a19b-a10276f5014b\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6-thinking\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"19ma9oj\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"9\">Part 1<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"11\" data-end=\"157\">My name is Rachel Monroe, and the night my husband tried to drug me began with a bottle of wine he claimed he had been saving for our anniversary.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"483\">Andrew placed two glasses on the dining table and smiled as if nothing was wrong. For three weeks, he had been unusually attentive\u2014bringing home flowers, cooking dinner, and asking questions about my life insurance policy. I had told myself I was being paranoid until I saw him remove a small plastic packet from his jacket.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"515\">He glanced toward the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"557\">Then he poured the powder into my glass.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"606\">I kept walking as though I had noticed nothing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"636\">\u201cEverything okay?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"659\">\u201cPerfect,\u201d I replied.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"914\">During dinner, Andrew watched every time I lifted the glass. I touched the wine to my lips but never swallowed. When he stepped away to answer a phone call, I poured it into a travel mug hidden beneath my chair and replaced it with wine from the bottle.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"966\">\u201cYou barely touched it,\u201d he said when he returned.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"993\">\u201cI\u2019m already feeling it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1013\">His smile widened.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1215\">Within twenty minutes, I pretended to become dizzy. I slurred my words, dropped my fork, and let my head fall against the chair. Andrew waited several seconds, then waved his hand in front of my face.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1217\" data-end=\"1226\">\u201cRachel?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1243\">I stayed still.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1245\" data-end=\"1321\">He pulled out his phone and whispered, \u201cIt worked. She\u2019ll be out all night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1400\">A woman answered through the speaker, but I could not hear her words clearly.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1629\">Andrew dragged me from the dining room, down the basement stairs, and into our wine cellar. I forced my body to remain limp while panic hammered through me. He removed my phone, locked the heavy wooden door, and laughed softly.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1709\">When I opened my eyes, he was standing on the other side of the narrow window.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1783\">\u201cYou should have signed the divorce papers,\u201d he said. \u201cEnjoy your tomb.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1785\" data-end=\"1805\">The lights went out.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"1965\">I waited until his footsteps disappeared, then sat up and searched the cellar. There was no signal, no visible exit, and the door was reinforced from outside.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1967\" data-end=\"2025\">Then I remembered the smartwatch hidden beneath my sleeve.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2027\" data-end=\"2083\">I pressed the emergency button and whispered my address.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2179\">A dispatcher answered, but before I could explain, I heard Andrew returning with someone else.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2181\" data-end=\"2204\">The lock began to turn.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"19ma9og\" data-start=\"2206\" data-end=\"2215\">Part 2<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2217\" data-end=\"2312\">I crawled behind a row of wooden wine crates and covered the glowing watch screen with my palm.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2314\" data-end=\"2330\">The door opened.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2332\" data-end=\"2509\">Andrew entered with Melissa Grant, his assistant from work. I recognized her voice immediately. For months, he had insisted their late-night meetings were strictly professional.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2511\" data-end=\"2560\">Melissa stared at the place where he had left me.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2562\" data-end=\"2577\">\u201cWhere is she?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2579\" data-end=\"2631\">Andrew switched on the light. \u201cShe was unconscious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2633\" data-end=\"2670\">I rose slowly from behind the crates.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2672\" data-end=\"2716\">\u201cYou mean I was supposed to be unconscious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2749\">Melissa screamed. Andrew froze.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2751\" data-end=\"2798\">I held up my wrist. \u201cThe police are listening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2800\" data-end=\"2877\">He lunged at me, but I grabbed an empty wine bottle and raised it between us.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2879\" data-end=\"2891\">\u201cStay back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2893\" data-end=\"2948\">Andrew stopped, breathing hard. Then he tried to smile.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2950\" data-end=\"3009\">\u201cYou misunderstood everything. It was just a sleeping aid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3011\" data-end=\"3113\">\u201cYou slipped it into my drink without my knowledge, dragged me downstairs, and locked me in a cellar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3115\" data-end=\"3167\">Melissa stepped toward the door. Andrew blocked her.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3169\" data-end=\"3200\">\u201cYou are not leaving,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3202\" data-end=\"3310\">Her expression changed from fear to horror. \u201cYou told me she would wake up tomorrow and agree to disappear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3312\" data-end=\"3347\">I looked at her. \u201cDisappear where?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3349\" data-end=\"3629\">Melissa began crying. She admitted Andrew had promised her that I would be found intoxicated in a hotel room with forged messages suggesting I had abandoned the marriage. He planned to file for divorce, gain control of our joint property, and claim I had become mentally unstable.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3631\" data-end=\"3670\">But something had changed that evening.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3672\" data-end=\"3732\">Andrew had decided a temporary disappearance was not enough.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3734\" data-end=\"3906\">On his phone, Melissa had seen a draft message to my sister saying I had left the country. She also found searches about how long a person could survive in a sealed cellar.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3908\" data-end=\"3931\">Andrew grabbed her arm.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3933\" data-end=\"3943\">\u201cShut up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3945\" data-end=\"3968\">Sirens sounded outside.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3970\" data-end=\"3994\">His confidence vanished.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3996\" data-end=\"4119\">He ran toward a storage cabinet and pulled out a small handgun. Melissa ducked behind the crates. I stood completely still.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4121\" data-end=\"4181\">\u201cTell them to leave,\u201d he ordered, pointing the weapon at me.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4183\" data-end=\"4226\">Police began pounding on the basement door.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4228\" data-end=\"4324\">\u201cAndrew Monroe!\u201d an officer shouted. \u201cPut down the weapon and come out with your hands visible!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4326\" data-end=\"4398\">Andrew pressed the gun against my side and dragged me toward the stairs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4400\" data-end=\"4460\">\u201cYou did this,\u201d he whispered. \u201cYou could have made it easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4462\" data-end=\"4537\">At the top of the stairs, officers were waiting behind the kitchen doorway.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4539\" data-end=\"4603\">Andrew tightened his grip and shouted, \u201cBack away, or she dies!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4605\" data-end=\"4684\">Then Melissa appeared behind him and smashed a wine bottle across his shoulder.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4686\" data-end=\"4700\">The gun fired.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4702\" data-end=\"4766\">I felt the heat of the shot beside my face\u2014and Andrew collapsed.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"19ma9oh\" data-start=\"4768\" data-end=\"4777\">Part 3<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4779\" data-end=\"4839\">The bullet struck the kitchen cabinet, missing me by inches.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4841\" data-end=\"5010\">Two officers rushed forward and pinned Andrew to the floor. Another pulled me away while Melissa stood frozen on the stairs, still holding the broken neck of the bottle.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5012\" data-end=\"5043\">Andrew was arrested that night.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5045\" data-end=\"5445\">At the hospital, doctors confirmed that the powder in my wine contained a powerful prescription sedative. The dose was high enough to cause dangerous breathing problems, especially when combined with alcohol. Investigators found the same medication in Andrew\u2019s locked desk, along with forged divorce documents, a copy of my life insurance policy, and instructions for accessing my financial accounts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5447\" data-end=\"5483\">The evidence on his phone was worse.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5485\" data-end=\"5732\">He had exchanged messages with Melissa for nearly a year. At first, she believed he intended to frighten me into accepting an unfair divorce settlement. She claimed she did not know he planned to imprison or kill me until she arrived at the house.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5734\" data-end=\"5826\">The prosecutor believed enough of her story to offer her immunity in exchange for testimony.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5828\" data-end=\"6063\">I struggled with that decision. Melissa had helped him deceive me, but she also stopped him from shooting me. Without her testimony, Andrew might have claimed the drugging was a misunderstanding and the gun had discharged accidentally.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6065\" data-end=\"6108\">The wine in my travel mug proved otherwise.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6110\" data-end=\"6340\">It contained the sedative, and my dining-room security camera showed Andrew emptying the packet into my glass. I had installed the camera weeks earlier after noticing that important documents kept disappearing from my home office.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6342\" data-end=\"6554\">Andrew eventually pleaded guilty to attempted murder, unlawful imprisonment, aggravated assault, and evidence tampering. He received a long prison sentence without the possibility of early release for many years.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6556\" data-end=\"6625\">During sentencing, he looked at me and said, \u201cYou destroyed my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6627\" data-end=\"6673\">I answered, \u201cNo. I survived what you planned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6675\" data-end=\"6978\">The divorce was finalized while he was in custody. I sold the house because I could no longer walk past the basement door without remembering the darkness behind it. I moved closer to my sister in Oregon and started working remotely for a nonprofit that supports victims of financial and domestic abuse.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6980\" data-end=\"7172\">For months, I blamed myself for ignoring the warning signs. Then a counselor helped me understand something important: trusting a spouse is not foolish. Betraying that trust is the wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7174\" data-end=\"7341\">A year later, the prosecutor returned my smartwatch and the travel mug. I kept the watch but threw away the mug. I did not want souvenirs from the night I almost died.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7343\" data-end=\"7375\">I wanted proof that I had lived.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7377\" data-end=\"7658\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">So tell me honestly: if you saw someone you loved secretly tampering with your drink, would you confront them immediately or pretend not to notice while gathering evidence? Share your answer, because staying calm in one terrifying moment may be what gives you the chance to escape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none -mt-px h-px translate-y-(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom)\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 1 My name is Rachel Monroe, and the night my husband tried to drug me began with a bottle of wine he claimed he had been saving for our anniversary. Andrew placed two glasses on the dining table and smiled as if nothing was wrong. For three weeks, he had been unusually attentive\u2014bringing home [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The second my husband slid a glass of wine across the table, I saw him slip something into it. I smiled, never taking a sip. \u201cDrink,\u201d he insisted. \u201cI already did,\u201d I lied. Hours later, he locked me inside our wine cellar, smirked, and whispered, \u201cEnjoy your tomb.\u201d He thought I would never see daylight again. By sunrise, I was free\u2014and the police were waiting for him instead. - True Stories<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The second my husband slid a glass of wine across the table, I saw him slip something into it. I smiled, never taking a sip. \u201cDrink,\u201d he insisted. \u201cI already did,\u201d I lied. Hours later, he locked me inside our wine cellar, smirked, and whispered, \u201cEnjoy your tomb.\u201d He thought I would never see daylight again. By sunrise, I was free\u2014and the police were waiting for him instead. - True Stories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Part 1 My name is Rachel Monroe, and the night my husband tried to drug me began with a bottle of wine he claimed he had been saving for our anniversary. Andrew placed two glasses on the dining table and smiled as if nothing was wrong. For three weeks, he had been unusually attentive\u2014bringing home [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"True Stories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-17T04:15:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Woman_pressing_SOS_button_2K_202607171114.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"558\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"true love\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"true love\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539\",\"name\":\"The second my husband slid a glass of wine across the table, I saw him slip something into it. I smiled, never taking a sip. \u201cDrink,\u201d he insisted. \u201cI already did,\u201d I lied. Hours later, he locked me inside our wine cellar, smirked, and whispered, \u201cEnjoy your tomb.\u201d He thought I would never see daylight again. By sunrise, I was free\u2014and the police were waiting for him instead. - True Stories\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Woman_pressing_SOS_button_2K_202607171114.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-17T04:15:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/#\/schema\/person\/5c3397997033ec1244d0e345888afa8e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Woman_pressing_SOS_button_2K_202607171114.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Woman_pressing_SOS_button_2K_202607171114.jpeg\",\"width\":558,\"height\":1000},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The second my husband slid a glass of wine across the table, I saw him slip something into it. I smiled, never taking a sip. \u201cDrink,\u201d he insisted. \u201cI already did,\u201d I lied. Hours later, he locked me inside our wine cellar, smirked, and whispered, \u201cEnjoy your tomb.\u201d He thought I would never see daylight again. By sunrise, I was free\u2014and the police were waiting for him instead.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/\",\"name\":\"True Stories\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/#\/schema\/person\/5c3397997033ec1244d0e345888afa8e\",\"name\":\"true love\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7edec003db6c2d994c618a5c9257e4836d0823076211ef1f440ea5b2dfb07eb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7edec003db6c2d994c618a5c9257e4836d0823076211ef1f440ea5b2dfb07eb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"true love\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The second my husband slid a glass of wine across the table, I saw him slip something into it. I smiled, never taking a sip. \u201cDrink,\u201d he insisted. \u201cI already did,\u201d I lied. Hours later, he locked me inside our wine cellar, smirked, and whispered, \u201cEnjoy your tomb.\u201d He thought I would never see daylight again. By sunrise, I was free\u2014and the police were waiting for him instead. - True Stories","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The second my husband slid a glass of wine across the table, I saw him slip something into it. I smiled, never taking a sip. \u201cDrink,\u201d he insisted. \u201cI already did,\u201d I lied. Hours later, he locked me inside our wine cellar, smirked, and whispered, \u201cEnjoy your tomb.\u201d He thought I would never see daylight again. By sunrise, I was free\u2014and the police were waiting for him instead. - True Stories","og_description":"Part 1 My name is Rachel Monroe, and the night my husband tried to drug me began with a bottle of wine he claimed he had been saving for our anniversary. Andrew placed two glasses on the dining table and smiled as if nothing was wrong. For three weeks, he had been unusually attentive\u2014bringing home [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539","og_site_name":"True Stories","article_published_time":"2026-07-17T04:15:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":558,"height":1000,"url":"http:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Woman_pressing_SOS_button_2K_202607171114.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"true love","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"true love","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539","url":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539","name":"The second my husband slid a glass of wine across the table, I saw him slip something into it. I smiled, never taking a sip. \u201cDrink,\u201d he insisted. \u201cI already did,\u201d I lied. Hours later, he locked me inside our wine cellar, smirked, and whispered, \u201cEnjoy your tomb.\u201d He thought I would never see daylight again. By sunrise, I was free\u2014and the police were waiting for him instead. - True Stories","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Woman_pressing_SOS_button_2K_202607171114.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-07-17T04:15:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/#\/schema\/person\/5c3397997033ec1244d0e345888afa8e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Woman_pressing_SOS_button_2K_202607171114.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Woman_pressing_SOS_button_2K_202607171114.jpeg","width":558,"height":1000},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=62539#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The second my husband slid a glass of wine across the table, I saw him slip something into it. I smiled, never taking a sip. \u201cDrink,\u201d he insisted. \u201cI already did,\u201d I lied. Hours later, he locked me inside our wine cellar, smirked, and whispered, \u201cEnjoy your tomb.\u201d He thought I would never see daylight again. By sunrise, I was free\u2014and the police were waiting for him instead."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/","name":"True Stories","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/#\/schema\/person\/5c3397997033ec1244d0e345888afa8e","name":"true love","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7edec003db6c2d994c618a5c9257e4836d0823076211ef1f440ea5b2dfb07eb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7edec003db6c2d994c618a5c9257e4836d0823076211ef1f440ea5b2dfb07eb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"true love"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org"],"url":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62539"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62543,"href":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62539\/revisions\/62543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/62542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}