Question for the general reading public

[DonaCatalina]

Does the accused murderer jump from the ferry in the middle of the river and swim away?

[Lady Christina de Pond]

hmmm is this the end of the story for him or do you want him to reappear later?

[DonaCatalina]

Maybe reappear later.

[Welsh Wench]

The rule I use is this--

Never kill off a character that you may want to use later. Otherwise you end up with Bobby Ewing in the shower.

Quite a few times, we have a character that begins to take on a life of his/her own.
For example--
Briggs in El Lobo. Jack intended to kill him off early and then he developed such a personality by that time, we really liked him. He also gave Jack a character to confide in and play off.

Same with Dr. Gander. He was marginal and now in Dead Man's Tavern, he is about to embark (or so we think) on a romance with Lilaney.

But if you have it in your heart to kill him off, do it quick. One motion! Like ripping a bandaid off and don't look back!

Just my two pence, you understand....

[Lady Christina de Pond]

i agree with Welsh don't kill him off if you entend to use him again

[Welsh Wench]

..and don't let him be an identical twin brother separated at birth!

[DonaCatalina]

Does the accused murderer jump from the ferry in the middle of the river and swim away?

I never intended for him to drown. Does he jump off the ferry and swin away, or does he remain in captivity until he reaches prison?

[Lady Christina de Pond]

  we knew that we were just testing you.
letting him escape from said ferry might give you more action sequences and more to write on