Part 2: Chapters 14-15 Summary

In chapter 14, Susie learns from Ed Milton, the police chief and her lover, that Hollis and March are having an affair. Susie is upset that she did not know. At her mother's house, Susie talks of her disappointment and fear for March. Louise tells Susie that she believes Hollis killed his first wife. Louise tells how she saw bruises on Belinda's arm just a few months before she died. After dinner, Susie goes to Fox Hill to warn March. However, when she arrives she learns that March is supposedly with her in Boston. Susie waits for March to come home late in the night. Susie tells March that she is disappointed about her actions and warns her that Hollis is dangerous. However, March insists that she can control Hollis in a way no one else can.

In chapter 15, Richard...