night lights
the night following
on an april day the wife of a doctor discovers that her husband has been having an affair . moments later driving along a country road she fails to see retired teacher ruth mitchell up ahead riding her bicycle . she hits her killing her instantly . and drives away . horrified by what she has done she hides herself away by day finding in darkness the solitude that enables her to confront her anguish . she turns her attention to ruths elderly husband . arthur mitchell does not realize at first that someone has begun watching him worrying over his disheveled appearance . but when at last she steps through his doorway he is ready to believe that somehow his wife has been returned to him ...