Why does she need to do this ritual of public grieving?
It couldn’t be for money. Doesn’t Melinda have some girlfriends she could confide in over a few carafes of Mimosas? She could be ‘stirred, but not shaken’.
Could be a cover story. Maybe she actually found out he was associating with people who would kill millions to achieve the "Great Reset" and didn't want any part of that.