Five Survive

The news article details the circumstances around Catherine’s death, noting she was shot by a long-range rifle outside of the hospital. The article notes that Maddy is still in critical condition. There is a lot of speculation about what happened that night in the RV and why Don, Joyce, and Oliver were found dead. The article ends with Mo Frazer saying kind words about Catherine and her contributions to the DA’s office.

The novel ends with Arthur’s letter to Red. Arthur profusely apologizes for all the pain he caused Red, and he regrets not kissing her and lying to her. He admits to killing Catherine, even though he promised to kill no one. He explains that this was his way of making things right because he knew Red wanted Catherine punished for her betrayal. He says that Reyna, Simon, and Maddy said nothing about him since the police have not come for him yet. He explains that Maddy must have known that he killed Catherine but said nothing and only nodded to him when he came to see Red. He hopes that Red can forgive Maddy. He also mentions that he followed Red back to Philly, and since Red’s father does not have medical insurance, Arthur’s dad wants to take care of her medical bills.

Charges against Frank have been dropped, but Mike will be charged with first-degree murder of Don, Joyce, and Oliver. Arthur mentions that he is a fugitive now since the police must suspect his involvement in the events of that night; he is not sure what he will do. He also tells Red that she saved the officer, who has a 12-year-old daughter.

Arthur finishes the letter asking to meet Red at Pier 68 on May 8 at 8:00 p.m. He tells her that he will understand if she does not want to see him or gives the letter to the cops, but he will wait for her. He ends the letter with yes/no checkboxes.