Aunt Mary had finally been able to convince Carla she must admit the truth, that it was her own husband, not Bill Mead, who had caused the injuries from which she was now recovering from in the little Wakefield hospital. Angered by false stories connecting his wife and Bill Mead, Mario had quarrelled violently with Carla; the young woman had struck her head and fallen unconscious. Convinced she was dead, Mario had fled to a mill town near Chicago, so Carla was surprised and upset to receive a letter from him...