Mrs Bates saw the events of her past life flash past her and was suddenly aware of another presence - the giant ginger cat had returned and had prised off Thing from her throat before killing it . "Lovely pussy ," said the appreciative old lady pouring out a huge saucer of double cream as a reward .
Angered, Mrs Bates grabbed a rolled up copy of The Amittyville Herald; briskly hit the cat around its head with it; opened the back door and booted the cat, âAnd stay out!â she cried.
" I'd like to see ya try , no damn moggy gonna outwit old Calamity ," cackled Mrs Bates as she polished and loaded her deceased husband's collection of Remingtons , " after all , I'm a crack shot ."
âNow,â said Mrs Bates, calmly wiping her hands on her floral pinny, and smiling kindly towards Mason and Enid âShall I ask dear Norman to make us all a lovely cup of tea?â
Calamity Bates jerked the heads of the four corpses in agreement.
" I'll make it myself as Norman is still resting " She poured hot water into an old teapot and set out a plate of home baked cookies and rocked herself to and fro in her rocking chair cradling her shotgun with one beady eye on the door .