Summary

In Chapter 12, it was several days after Claudia left her message before Donald was able to go to the stables. Viv had been sick. Claudia was clearly angry with Donald. There had been another break in, the burglars had come in through the hayloft. Donald suggested at the time that Claudia tell Hilary what had happened and ask Hilary to move Mercury. Claudia replied moving Mercury would do no good because she believed Viv would just follow Mercury to the next stable. Claudia went on to explain how Viv had always been ambitious and that she had ruined one horse, her favorite then, because she had overworked him.

Claudia also told Donald that she knew when Viv decided not to have an abortion when she first discovered she was pregnant by Donald that Viv really loved Donald. Because one of his...