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5 min readIn a small white envelope, no stamp, no return address, three words: Thinking of you. The note seems sweet at first. But the woman who receives it has a condition called prosopagnosia—face blindness—that makes her unable to recognize anyone by their features. She identifies people only by voice and mannerisms. And when a stalker begins leaving increasingly explicit messages in her mailbox, that condition turns her life into a waking nightmare where she can never be sure who is standing in front of her.
The narrator, a former housewife, explains her ordinary life and her rare neurological condition. She cannot differentiate facial features, so she relies on voice, gait, and context to know who she is talking to. This method is not foolproof, and she has often mistaken strangers for friends. It is this vulnerability that her stalker exploits.
The letters escalate, and the husband intervenes
The notes begin innocuously—Your smile brightens up my day—and she assumes they are from her shy husband, Adam. But when she asks him, he has no idea what she is talking about. The letters keep coming, filling the mailbox. They turn sensual, then explicit. One note mentions a butterfly tattoo on her lower hip, a tattoo so intimate that she would have to be naked for anyone to see it. This detail forces Adam to take action.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:52) **The Curse of Recognition** - The narrator introduces the theme of face-blindness and the acquisition of a mysterious note that reads "Thinking of you."
- 2 (03:39) **Introducing Olivia Sacks and Her Face-Blindness** - The narrator, Olivia, explains her rare condition, prosopagnosia, which prevents her from recognizing faces.
- 3 (05:35) **The First Love Letters** - Olivia begins receiving anonymous, affectionate notes in her mailbox, which she initially assumes are from her shy husband, Adam.
- 4 (07:01) **Adam's Dismissal and the Escalation** - Adam is nonchalant about the notes, but when they escalate in volume and become sexually explicit, Olivia's concern turns to terror.
- 5 (09:36) **The Police Visit and the First Stakeout** - The police are initially unhelpful but become invested after hearing about the tattoo; they advise Olivia to capture the stalker on film.
- 6 (10:47) **Adam Takes Matters Into His Own Hands** - Frustrated, Adam decides to ambush the stalker on the porch, and Olivia watches from the window as he chases the man into the darkness.
- 7 (12:56) **A Brief Respite and a New Encounter** - After a few days without notes, Olivia sees a man dropping a letter in her mailbox, which reignites her fear and leads to a major argument with Adam.
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Show Notes
Lot 147 : Don’t Know You From Adam
Consigned by Empyreallnvective
Starring Addison Peacock
Trevor Shand
Featuring Stephen Knowles as The Antique Dealer
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