Summary

In Chapter 15, although Donald often wondered what would have happened if he had asked Viv about her dream about the baby, he instead told her that he was thinking she should buy a horse of her own. She said there was no need to do so because she had Mercury. Viv tried to explain to Donald that she and Hilary had an understanding about Mercury. She believed that if Hilary were to sell Mercury, she would sell him to Viv. Donald questioned the strength of that understanding. Donald tells his reader that he learned later it was the day after that conversation that Viv drove to New Hampshire and bought the gun.

In Chapter 16, Donald had to return to the stable one night because Marcus left a book in the office. At the stables, nothing happened when Donald punched the code...