her call, shelooks around for him. she finds him in a heap where she left him and is quite astounded at thesight. A sob swells up in her. “She...knelt down beside him and began to cry her heart out.”(50). she doesn’t even try to collect herself. When she gets up to phone the police. Mary is in nearhysterics. “ ‘Quick! Come quick! Patrick’s dead!’ ”(50). She sits down and awaits the police,crying.Mary escapes punishment for her crime ; she provides an alibi, disposes of the evidenceand acts like a true grieving woman. Mary escapes punishment when she provides an alibi. Mary escpes punishment when she disposes of the evidence. Mary escapes punishment whenshe acts like a true grieving woman. ...
