Summary

In Chapter 3, when Lila asked Evie how she knew her name, Evie told her she was omniscient, like God. Evie warned Lila she had better kiss her husband goodbye while she still had the chance.

The old fox watched as Essie returned to the lean-to where she lived. He had come to know she was not a threat. She settled into sleep and the fox walked up to the lean-to. There were wisps of white like cobwebs growing over the woman’s head. The fox sniffed the cobwebs and sensed they were alive.

After helping the judge bury his cat, Frank drove to the house where his wife, Elaine, and daughter, Nana, lived. He had gotten angry when he was leaving the judge’s house because he realized the man in the green Mercedes could have run over Nana. Frank was more...