. ▁Yeah , ▁like ▁ice ▁- ▁bl onde ▁ice ." ▁▁ ▁After ▁Cla ire ▁has ▁thrown ▁Les ▁out ▁Black ie ▁arriv es , ▁demand ing ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁dollars ▁for ▁his ▁silence . ▁He ▁takes ▁her ▁neck lace ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁install ment . ▁The ▁next ▁evening , ▁Cla ire ▁and ▁Stanley ▁are ▁joined ▁at ▁dinner ▁by ▁psych ologist ▁Dr . ▁Ki pping er , ▁who ▁open ly ▁comments ▁on ▁the ▁manip ulative ▁aspect ▁of ▁her ▁nature . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁police ▁having ▁closed ▁Carl ' s ▁murder ▁case , ▁due ▁to ▁ins u fficient ▁evidence , ▁Cla ire ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁relax ▁somewhat . ▁But ▁then ▁Black ie ▁ph ones , ▁demand ing ▁money . ▁Cla ire ▁drives ▁to ▁meet ▁him ▁but ▁sho ots ▁him ▁as ▁he ▁gets ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁car . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁victory ▁party ▁where ▁Stanley ▁celebr ates ▁his ▁election ▁victory , ▁he ▁also ▁ ▁announ ces ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁marry ▁Cla ire . ▁Les ▁leaves ▁in ▁const ern ation . ▁He ▁is ▁home ▁alone , ▁having ▁a ▁drink , ▁when ▁Cla ire ▁wal ks ▁in ▁and ▁tells ▁him ▁she ▁really ▁lov es ▁him . ▁He ▁calls ▁her ▁poison . ▁She ▁puts ▁her ▁arms ▁around ▁him ▁and ▁at ▁that ▁moment ▁Stanley ▁wal ks ▁in . ▁He ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁break ▁off ▁their ▁eng agement ▁and ▁nothing ▁Cla ire ▁can ▁say ▁will ▁dis su ade ▁him . ▁ ▁Unfortunately ▁for ▁him , ▁no ▁one ▁leaves ▁Cla ire ; ▁she ▁mur ders ▁Stanley ▁with