A couple in the Netherlands have been married for nearly 20 years when hubby comes home from work one day and informs his wife he wants a divorce. He’s discovered new love with a much younger woman.

Furthermore, the guy tells his wife, he’ll remain living in the house, which is recorded in his name alone. He plans to live there with his new young bride.

The wife of 20 years is given three days to vacate the premises. As part of a settlement, hubby has purchased a townhouse for her in a nearby city. She has three days to get out!

As the spurned woman spends two days packing her things into trunks, cardboard boxes and suitcases, she thinks up a devilishly clever plan. On the evening of the third day she has a feast of fresh shrimp and wine with soft music playing in the background. After the meal she takes the leftover shrimp, shells, tails, and heads, and stuffs them into the hollow drapery rods in each of the rooms. The next morning she leaves, as instructed.

A few days later hubby moves back into the house with his new, young bride and the honeymoon begins — for a while, at least. Within a few days the couple begins to notice a strange, unpleasant odor. They look everywhere but find nothing.

They clean, they vacuum, they air out the house, but nothing clears the air. They even check the duct-work for a dead animal. They find nothing. Eventually they call in a professional cleaner. The company steam-cleans everything in the house, finally replacing all the rugs, sofa covers, and draperies. But the nasty odor will not go away.

After a few months the couple surrenders to the stench problem and sells the house — at a great loss. After the sale is completed they pack up all their belongings, including the hollow drapery rods, and move into their new home.

"Hell hath no fury like a woman’s scorn."