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Because Adriana has forced them to, they spend the next hours in the living room. In absolute silence.

Jasper’s body is on the ground. Scarily stilled by death and Phil thinks he is just imagining it, but Jasper's hands have turned a dull gray.

Maybe his spirit is moving around the house, staring into their faces and shaking his head.

Uma has kept her eyes away from the body. She is traumatized by what she has seen and would probably have to go to therapy for it.

Adriana has lit a cigar again. She has smoked up to four in just a few hours and she doesn't look like she is slowing down any moment soon.

She just killed her fiance and she threatened to kill her cousin and niece. She needs all the nicotine in those blunts to calm her down.

She is waiting for James again. She hopes that he comes very soon.

She hears a car drive up front and she immediately jumps up to her feet. “Look alive, people. James is finally here.”

She turns around and sees that Uma has tears stains on her fa