Summary

Tess drove to Ramona Norville’s house. She could tell that there was only one car in the driveway, so she parked and rang the doorbell. When Ramona saw Tess, she was shocked, and Tess took out her gun and told Ramona to walk inside. She accused Ramona of setting her up as bait for her son, but Ramona denied this. Tess wanted a confession before she killed the woman. She walked her into the living room and noticed the pearl earrings she had been wearing were in a candy dish. Ramona threw the bowl at Tess, who tripped and dropped her gun. Ramona took the gun. She said she was glad her son had raped her. She shot at Tess, but the first chamber was empty. In her moment of surprise, Tess took out her knife and stabbed Ramona in the...