Summary

One day in October 2004, Alice is in her office at Harvard but finds she's having trouble filling the hours. She decides to run home knowing that the exercise will do her good. She arrives at the house and decides to make some tea. When she gets to the kitchen, she discovers the cups aren't where they are supposed to be. She goes through cabinets and finds that many other things are out of order as well. She begins piling dishes on the cabinets when she hears the door open. She expects it to be John but it's her neighbor, Lauren. She invites Lauren to sit down for a cup of tea. Lauren gently says, “Alice, this isn't your kitchen.” Alice looks around and realizes that she isn't in her own home. Lauren is looking a little scared and Alice announces that...