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Chad Jeffries is losing control. His weight keeps climbing, his strength is fading, and the changes to his body are becoming harder to hide. At work, his anger and arrogance push longtime friends and coworkers to their limits. As the consequences of his behavior finally catch up with him, Chad faces a choice: accept responsibility or find someone else to blame. Unfortunately for Chad, the curse is paying attention.

After his disastrous outburst at Phillip's retirement party, Chad Jeffries wakes to a weekend of uncomfortable conversations and mounting consequences. His wife demands accountability, his longtime mentor expresses disappointment, and a meeting with HR leaves his career hanging in the balance. But as Chad struggles to accept responsibility for his actions, he discovers that something far more personal may be changing--and this time, he has no one else to blame.

In 1962, Marta Voss walked through the doors of Westbridge Industries, never imagining she would spend the next six decades there.

Chad Jeffries has spent years building a reputation as a capable, outspoken leader at Westbridge Industries. He's good at his job, confident in his abilities, and convinced that his willingness to speak his mind sets him apart.

Chad Jeffries has built a successful career at Westbridge Industries. He's confident, capable, well-liked by many, and convinced he's earned everything he has.

In a quiet English village, eighty-one-year-old Edith Hargreaves would prefer to go about her day without being bothered.

Perry Stapleton has always believed there are two kinds of people: men and women. Simple as that. "If it was a choice, you have to pick one."

Six months are over. The apartment is packed, the assignment is finished, and it's finally time to go home. But the person boarding the plane isn't the same person who arrived in Chattanooga. With every mile bringing Maddie closer to Erin and the kids, one question remains: what happens when she finally walks through the door?

On the final day of his assignment, Mike prepares to say goodbye to the life Maddie built over six months. But as coworkers celebrate her, memories return and bags are packed, saying goodbye becomes more complicated. Maybe going home doesn't mean leaving Maddie behind.

With the mystery of the missing months beginning to unravel, Mike is left with a harder question: what happens when the choices Maddie made still feel right? As the trip home gets closer, experimenting becomes choosing, and the line between Mike and Maddie becomes harder to draw.

As more of Maddie's memories return, Mike learns something that changes his understanding of the past six months. The recordings stopped weeks ago, but Maddie didn't. Now a message she left behind forces Mike to confront what that might mean.

Erin knows Mike is hiding something. When she starts looking for answers, she finds months of changes, a woman named Maddie, and a truth she never expected.

Mike wants answers. Amanda has five months of memories he doesn't, and the apartment is full of evidence left behind by a version of himself he can't remember. But the more Mike tries to separate what Maddie chose from what he wants now, the less certain that distinction becomes. And sooner or later, he still has to call home.

Mike wakes in his Chattanooga apartment expecting an ordinary morning and discovers that nearly six months have passed. His body, wardrobe, routines, and even his name tell the story of a life he doesn't remember choosing. Going to work only raises more questions when Amanda recognizes Maddie immediately-and remembers the months Mike has lost.

Mike Schmitz expects a six-month work assignment away from his family to be lonely, boring, and temporary. Looking for help sleeping, he stumbles into hypnosis--and then into something much stranger. What begins as curiosity becomes an increasingly complicated exploration of gender, identity, family, and the rules Mike has spent a lifetime following.