Carlson is going to put Candy's dog out of its misery because it is old, ill, and cannot barely eat. Candy knows that it is the right thing to do, but he cannot bring himself to be the one to pull the trigger. He has raised the dog since it was a pup, and he could not bear the pain it would bring him even though the dog...
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