Ah, sherherdless, I suspected the first story was true. It is hard to understand how your wife can know all of that and then stay, but sometimes people overcome cognitive dissonance by doing anything to justify their current opinion. I hope she does continue to listen to these stories and that she eventually changes her mind.
Also, I reread my Bill Cosby story and it really was unclear. The boss left the kitchen, locking the door behind him. Good pointer!