The evening sun pierces through the trees like thin daggers of golden light.

Megan sits on the porch steps, contemplating what to do next.  She has a woolen blanket draped across her legs.

Dean and Bud tossed Bart’s body and head into a wide, coffin-shaped hole in the back yard.  Dean then piled logs neatly on top, doused it with an entire gallon of kerosene, and added a lit match to complete the pyre.  When the flames eventually died down, dirt was poured back onto it.  Afterwards, they drove the Cadillac into one of the barns.