"He was married, but he wasn't really clean with her about it. Just let her assume he wasn't. Then she ran into his wife and found out. It really set her off. She and the wife had words, I don't know exactly what, but it was unpleasant. A few weeks later the wife commits suicide. I think Rick blames Delia for some of that the wife commits suicide. I think Rick blames Delia for some of that, and Delia blames him for it too"(p288 Groom).
--This passage is the beginning of the down fall action in the story. Johnny and Brad start to figure out who been blackmailing Delia. The blackmailer was always with them and it was Brad friend Rick, who is a police investigator. The passage explains Rick motive and shows him in a different light. I guess Delia's so called "honesty" has hurt everyone she meets.
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