Summary

In Chapter 28, Serena and Pemberton are having dinner and she notices that he hasn't eaten much and is drinking more than usual. Serena suddenly lunges across the table and tells Pemberton she's killed now, too, and they are closer than ever. Pemberton thinks she's mad. He also thinks about the choice he made to walk into the party where he met Serena and thus into this moment. Galloway comes in and tells them that it was Vaughn who tipped off McDowell and that McDowell was seen driving Rachel toward Asheville.

Edmund Bowden arrives to town to take the position of sheriff. Bowden calls Pemberton to report that McDowell was seen talking to Campbell's brother with a detective named Coldfield from Nashville. Pemberton instructs Bowden to tell Coldfield and McDowell that Pemberton wants to talk to them. Pemberton takes money from the safe...