▁lo ath ing ▁himself ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁bear ▁Bath she ba ' s ▁company , ▁he ▁leaves . ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁walk , ▁he ▁bath es ▁in ▁the ▁sea , ▁leaving ▁his ▁clothes ▁on ▁the ▁beach . ▁A ▁strong ▁current ▁car ries ▁him ▁away , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁a ▁row ing ▁boat . ▁ ▁He ▁does ▁not ▁return ▁home , ▁however . ▁ ▁T roy ▁returns ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁with ▁T roy ▁pres umed ▁d rown ed , ▁B old wood ▁renew s ▁his ▁suit . ▁Bur den ed ▁with ▁gu ilt ▁over ▁the ▁pain ▁she ▁has ▁caused ▁him , ▁Bath she ba ▁rel uct antly ▁cons ents ▁to ▁marry ▁him ▁in ▁six ▁years , ▁long ▁enough ▁to ▁have ▁T roy ▁declared ▁dead . ▁ ▁T roy ▁t ires ▁of ▁his ▁hand - to - mouth ▁existence ▁as ▁a ▁trav elling ▁actor ▁and ▁cons iders ▁rec laim ing ▁his ▁position ▁and ▁wife . ▁He ▁returns ▁to ▁We ather bury ▁on ▁Christmas ▁E ve ▁and ▁goes ▁to ▁B old wood ' s ▁house , ▁where ▁a ▁party ▁is ▁under ▁way . ▁He ▁orders ▁Bath she ba ▁to ▁come ▁with ▁him ; ▁when ▁she ▁shr inks ▁back ▁in ▁shock ▁and ▁dis may , ▁he ▁se izes ▁her ▁arm , ▁and ▁she ▁sc ream s . ▁At ▁this , ▁B old wood ▁sho ots ▁T roy ▁dead ▁and ▁tries ▁un success fully ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁double - bar rel led ▁gun ▁on ▁himself . ▁Although ▁B old wood ▁is ▁conv icted