Clayton filled Irene in on his Harper plan, and asked her to hand over her pistol. Mildred and Sara annoyed two women at lunch by attempting to expose Dalton as undeserving of the DA's office. Clayton and Irene rented an apartment posing as Mr. and Mrs. Throckmorton. Irene pretended to be Mary and reserved a table at a tavern on dangerous Route 43, giving Mary a reason to be on the road where the fatal car crash happens. Mary appeared to foil Clayton's perfect murder plans by not being at home when he called to lure her to the tavern.
—Skip Eastport