When Edmundo had settled down, Rita smiled sweetly. She could see the questions burning in his parent's eyes. Rita had come to learn one thing especially ftom Senator Brabra, if there was one thing he detested, it was murder. The intentional killing of somebody. He hated it with a passion and now his son was about to commit one.

"Rita... What do you mean, murder?",he asked.

He pushed his food away apparently loosing his appetite. Magdalene had a lost look in her eyes as she ...