My mother-in-law, Marlene, is known for her obsessive organization, but when she started showing up at my house every week with bags of towels and sheets to wash, something felt off. I tried to brush it off, but over time, her behavior became more suspicious,

One day, I came home early and found her frantically washing linens with strange red stains. When I confronted her, she finally admitted the truth: she had been secretly rescuing injured animals—strays she found at night—and taking them to the emergency vet. She had been washing the towels.