 Myra breaks in on Rose and tells her that because she discovered her and Lennie's secret (what seemed like a vicious rumor turned out to be the truth) she is going to have Lennie rape her while she takes photos in order to blackmail Rose and force her to leave town.Rose gets a pistol that she purchased to protect herself from her abusive husband and kills both Myra and her brother.Rose finally realizes she has been manipulated by Nick.