when larry learns of evan's arrest, he considers himself a free man and decides to marry wanda. for the next three weeks before evan goes on trial, they plan to squeeze in 30 years of idyllic life because larry will then turn himself in for murder. on the day that evan is sentenced to hang, keith begs his brother to remain silent and let the condemned man die. larry, set on doing the right thing for once in his life, refuses and leaves for the police station, only to be stopped on the steps by wanda. she has read the newspaper, telling of evan's demise from a heart attack on his way to jail.