Omission, veils, shadows, secrets, ellipses, areas of missing information create a type of murky river, something that stops the flow of ever-streaming communication. If I am jumping over or swimming through an unknown body of water, I am slightly disoriented in space and time.

And that's what happened with Jerry. We were swimming in the Chippewa on a hot July night when he told me how he'd killed the second woman. He said, "I'll never divulge the third episode." I said, " You don't know the power of a woman." He smiled and said, "You underestimate me."

Unresolved mysteries. Raymond Carver was a master of the ellipsis. Cinema created a type of short hand enabling short cuts. Why not omit the ending of the story; that's life. Or let the audience take on the responsibility of resolving the tale. Lift a veil. I'll know. I'll find out about Jerry and I'll tell you.