He had found her in a quiet bar

a sulky-mouthed, awkward, green-eyed kid trying desperately to pick up a man. He taught her how to dress, to walk, to laugh, made her into the kind of woman who makes every man reach into his pocket for hundred-dollar bills.

Looking at her now, Sam was proud of himself

He had done a good job on her.

He was almost sorry she had to die...