


Finally, he agrees to help Phyllis off the husband.

Against his better judgment-which is about to almost completely wither under the influence of his unwise passion-Walter mulls over how to get around this obstruction. Dietrichson’s life insurance is not Phyllis, but his daughter Lola. Walter learns that the beneficiary of Mr. They both give in to the rising passion and embrace and kiss. She admits that her husband has abused and essentially abandoned her, and that she has fantasized about being rid of him. When Phyllis makes some inquiries about the possibility of taking out an accident insurance policy on her husband without her husband’s knowledge, however, Walter gets spooked by the implications of murder and takes his leave.Įven so, he can’t get Phyllis completely out of his mind, and he is not surprised when she suddenly shows up at his apartment. The absence of her husband continues when Walter tries again to meet with him, and the sexual tension ramps up. Phyllis Dietrichson, a sexually enticing woman with whom Walter flirts. Dietrichson is not at home when Walter arrives. It all started, he begins, on that day in May when he headed out to the Dietrichson home to update their automobile coverage. The confession is addressed to Barton Keyes, the claims agent who is his immediate superior. and he is in his office, recording a confession into his Dictaphone. Neff is an insurance salesman for the Pacific All Risk Insurance Co. The night is dark and the blood seeping from Walter Neff is red.
