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"So you knohat it refers to," said Beauvoir "A woman’s capacity to kill"

"Yes, but mostly it’s about her dedication Once coive up, they’ll be merciless, unstoppable" Ga out thebut no longer seeing the flow of people bundled against the biting cold "In what context were they talking about this? Why did The Wife say it?"

"They were talking about the case Clara had asked Hanna Parra if she could kill"

"Clara needs to be more careful," said the Chief "Did anyone particularly respond to that?"

"Clara said they all did, but after soht have had it right"

Gamache frowned "What else did the women talk about?"

Beauvoir looked at his notes and told Gamache about the rest of the conversation About fathers and mothers, about Alzheimer’s, about Charlie Mundin and Dr Gilbert

"There was so else Clara thinks Marc Gilbert is desperately jealous of Old Mundin"

"Why?"

"Apparently his father’s spending a lot of time at the Mundins’ The Wife admitted Old has developed a sort of bond with Dr Gilbert A substitute father"

"Jealousy’s a powerful e victim Old Mundin isn’t dead"

"So how could this play into the death of the Her pause Finally Beauvoir admitted he didn’t see how it could

"Both Carole Gilbert and Old Mundin are originally from Quebec City Could you ask around about the his last question "How are you?"

He hated to ask, afraid that maybe the Chief would one day tell hihoff with Émile Comeau, a bowl of nuts and a Scotch How bad can it be?" Gamache asked, his voice friendly and warm