Jenny answers “So Emmett killed Duchess? That was shocking.”

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So Emmett killed Duchess? That was shocking.

Jenny I read somewhere...that in the part about the boat was Dutchess dreaming that whole thing because previously it said he was left in the car and stashe…moreI read somewhere...that in the part about the boat was Dutchess dreaming that whole thing because previously it said he was left in the car and stashed the money in the trunk...do you think it could have been a dream and that he really wasn't in the boat? (less)

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Ed Walters The ending was ambiguous. Duchess may have been in a boat literally or he may have been delireous from his head injury and visualized being in a boat ...more
Jan 30, 2022 01:06PM · flag

Judith Maybe... the ending is ambiguous enough that the boat may have been the delusion of a dying man who couldn't swim, but Emmett didn't leave Duchess in ...more
Jan 30, 2022 04:38PM · flag

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