him for the spineless, opportunistic predator he really is. One of the other soldiers reported Geoff’s misdeeds to me as soon as he found out. There are many crimes I’ll turn a blind eye to, but a few I won’t. Don’t hurt a woman. Don’t talk to the cops. And don’t take my f*****g money.“Did you do it?” I ask as I approach, pulling back my leather jacket to reveal the gun I keep Geoff swallows, trying to decide how to answer—whether to be honest or not—and that isanswer enough. An innocent man denies the crimes until his dying breath. Only a guilty man weighswhether an admission could lead to a better outcome. Before he utters a word, I whip out my gun and pull the trigger. BY THE TIME I make it home, it’s well after dinner. Molly’s d

