Clarissa came back after two years, demanding their daughter Ellie and some money. Walter’s forty-five shook in her fist. Walter took the gun away and shot her until the gun was empty. He sank her body in the lake. Ellie was still recovering from the desertion. She must never know. Others came looking for Clarissa. If she was dead, they did it. No one could say otherwise. Except Clarissa.
