Suddenly, Dalton knocked Paul's hand, and the gun slid across the hardwood floor, stopping under a chair adjacent to the couch where Elyse sat. Dalton hit Paul in the face with his fist, and Paul punched Dalton in his shoulder. Dalton skidded to the floor beside the chair, trying to catch his breath while pain exploded in his shoulder.

As Dalton's fingers wrapped around the gun under the chair, Paul broke a lamp over his head. Dalton dropped the gun, and Paul picked it up and aimed ...