A Misunderstood Action

The easiest way to keep a secret between two people is if one dies, the saying goes. Secrets. Beginning with, "Don't tell your mother what she's getting for her birthday; it's a secret," to, "Someone said I could," to, "I'll end up in jail if it gets out." We all hide things.

Most hidden things are innocuous, "Don't tell anyone I told you." The more damaging range from, "If my wife finds out about her," or, "I wonder if they'll believe I didn't mean to kill him?" One thing about secrets is ...