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The author shares with us the experiences that surrounded the death of his mother-in-law, the way in which the family responded to her death, and the effect it had, most particularly, on his wife as she wrestled with what seemed to be her mother's desire to “get even” just before dying. The case study demonstrates how destructive feelings, words, and actions were used by both the mother and the daughter to liberate constructive life-affirming impulses.