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Mary Maloney by Mind Map: Mary Maloney

1. Effect on other

1.1. Nobody suspects her

1.1.1. Patrick turns his back on her

1.1.2. Sam believing her while smiling

1.1.3. Police officers not considering her as a suspect

1.2. Manipulative

1.2.1. “Will you do me a favor?” p.385

1.2.2. Plays the victim

1.2.3. Convives the police to eat the lamb

1.2.3.1. “We’d be doing her a favor”

2. Looks

2.1. Fragile/innocent

2.1.1. 6months pregnant

2.1.2. Physical description on p.379=soft

3. Actions

3.1. Devoted wife

3.1.1. Sitting in the living room

3.1.2. Waiting for him to get home

3.1.3. She cries

3.2. Calculating

3.2.1. Everything she does after the murder is to point the blame away from her

3.2.1.1. Goes to the grocer’s to create an alibi

3.2.1.2. She drops the groceries as if she just discovered the body

3.2.1.3. Starts cooking the lamb

3.3. Stays very calm with the police

4. Speech

4.1. Devoted wife

4.1.1. Expressing concern over her husband’s wellbeing

4.1.2. Repeated use of “darling”

4.2. Calculating

4.2.1. What she tells the police on the phone

4.2.2. Practices before going to Sam’s

5. Thoughts

5.1. Devoted wife

5.1.1. Sunbathing simile p.380 shows to what extent she loves her husband

5.1.2. Blissful time of the day

5.2. Calculating

5.2.1. “It was extraordinary how clear her mind became all of a sudden”