Lamb to the Slaughter M. Maloney 5yrs later

Mary Maloney feels guilty about killing her husband throughout all the five years. When she looks back at what she did she feels that it wasn't worth it and should have just let him leave. The nights are rough, she can't sleep and she has tons of nightmares. Sometimes she even has thoughts of suicide. Mary often fantasizes about what her life would be like if she did not commit the murder. She thinks of herself meeting someone who she could of had a happy life with. After the five guilty years she feels that it would be best to turn herself in to the police. Mary calls Mr. O'Malley, the detective on the case, and requests to meet with him. When they meet Mrs. Maloney tells him everything that happened. Mr. O'Malley is horrified by what she did and feels like a fool that the evidence was the lamb that he ate. Mrs. Maloney went to court and was sentenced to ten years in prison. Now that Mary Maloney has confessed what she did she feels a lot better with herself and can actually sleep without any nightmares.