Marriage Problems

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Okay, this is a real life situation. My mother in law has been having a problem for about a year now. My father in law has always been very jealous, but now that he is older this jealousy has become out of control. My mother in law is an attractive women for her age. She does not work, she stays at home and cares for a physically disabled child. She does not drive - her only outings are when she walks to the stores nearby. Here is the concern. My father in law went to mexico a year ago, since he came back mysterious things started to happen. This blackish purplish oil/dye has started appearing on my mother in laws clothes. Mostly her underwear. It is stained on all her intimates, her favorite clothes, etc... This does not happen to anyone else in the house. She also has had problems with her makeup - a couple of times she used her mascara and she says it started burning her eyes immediately - it did not stop until she washed it off. She has used her lipglosses and she said it burned and after she washed it off her skin was raw and dry for about a week. She is now hiding her makeup and she throws away all the clothing items that are stained with this strange substance. She has confronted her husband many times about this - he says he does not know what she is talking about and acts offended and angry. They have had huge falling out's over this - to the point where my father in law leaves the house for a week or so. She is convinced it is him, as no one else in the house would do this. The poor thing is desperate. I doubt they would ever divorce, because of there age. What would you do? What do you think is happenning?