"You mean to say, that black old man who just shot at me is the murderer of my husband."
"I wasn't sure before, but now it seems it must be him."
"Why would he kill my husband? And why would he want to kill me? I don't even know him."
Luke pondered for a moment, "Strictly speaking, you and your husband indeed did not offend him, but he had some grudges with your husband's father.
He believes your husband's father caused the death of his sister."
"Oh my God, is he crazy?
My husband's father has been dead for almost forty years. What kind of grudge could last that long?
Damn it, what does this have to do with me?
When my husband's father died, I hadn't even married into the Coffey family yet.
Why would he retaliate against me as well?"
"Because he thinks you and your husband are accomplices in slandering and defaming his sister."
