Marian nearly knocked the front door off its frame when she got inside. She wasn’t sure what she was expecting to find. In her mind were just images of Walter in various stages of injury and death. She just kept thinking about being forced to spend eternity without her best friend, and felt like perhaps the universe had only given her Harley because it was going to take Walter away.

And she didn’t want to think about whether or not that would be a worthwhile trade. She knew ...