“Counterfeit”

“Lie ‘til you get caught, then lie some more.” 

-K. Marsh

A criminal enterprise that uses stereotypes to its advantage. A “victimless” crime. This first person narrative gives one side of the story. Is it the truth? Will the other shoe drop? Who will be left in the wake if it all falls to pieces? 

“…that good-immigrant shit may work on white people, but it won’t work on me.” (267)

I’m still not sure who the antagonist was. Was it the straight A Stanford grad, or the Stanford drop-out who married for a green card? Could it have been the counterfeit manufacturer in China? The too busy husband? The nanny?

How will the characters reconcile all the deceit? Once a criminal, always a criminal? Or, will they see the error of their ways?  And what about Henri? What secrets has he been harboring in his silence?