The story follows Monette, a middle-aged traveling book salesman, who enters a church to confess a potential sin to a priest.

Monette leaves the man at a rest stop but later finds his wife and her lover have been brutally murdered at that very motel.

Monette discovers his stolen St. Christopher's medallion on his desk with a "thank you" note, leading him to realize the hitchhiker was likely faking his disability and acted as a surrogate killer for him. Reading and Downloading

You can also find it as part of the full collection "После заката" ( Just After Sunset ) on platforms like LiveLib.

While driving, Monette picks up a hitchhiker carrying a sign that says he is deaf and mute. Believing the man cannot hear him, Monette spends the drive venting his rage and despair, eventually revealing the specific motel where his wife and her lover are staying.

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