bottle in her husbands hand. \judson!\ she exclaimed, \youre not taking a drink at ten oclock in the morning?\ \you wrong me, my dear,\ he chuckled, \im not taking anything out of this bottle: i am merely putting a little kick into it.\ his closed hand opened and he put upon the table two tiny white pellets as he started to uncork the whiskey. her eyes narrowed as she watched him. she had learned to dread that tone of his voice; it was the tone he used when he was planning to \put something over\ in a business deal. \whoever broke into my closet last winter and stole my liquor will probably try it again once we are out of here,\ he went on, \only this time hell wish he hadnt.\ she caught her breath at the cruel vindictiveness of his manner as one by one he dropped the tablets into the bottle and held it up to watch them dissolve. \what are they?\ she asked, \something to make him sick?\ \and how!\ he seemed fascinated as he saw the genial bourbon change into a lethal dose: \at least no one has found an antidote once its down its curtains.\ he corked his bottled vengeance and set it back on the shelf alongside the little whiskey glass. \everything nice and handy,\ he remarked approvingly.
ow, mr. thief, when you break in, drink hearty; i wont begrudge you this one.\ the womans face was pale. \dont do it, judson,\ she gasped. \its horrible - its murder.\ he law doesnt call it murder if i shoot a thief who is entering my house by force,\ he said harshly. \also, the use of rat poison is quite legal. the only way any rat can get into this closet is to break in. what happens then is his affair, not mine.\ 5. how does paragraph 10 contribute to the suspense? a. it indicates that judson is likely to harm someone. b. it indicates that judson will regret his actions. c. it indicates that marcia will leave judson. d. it indicates judsons plan to trick alec.

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bottle in her husbands hand. \judson!\ she exclaimed, \youre not taking a drink at ten oclock in the morning?\ \you wrong me, my dear,\ he chuckled, \im not taking anything out of this bottle: i am merely putting a little kick into it.\ his closed hand opened and he put upon the table two tiny white pellets as he started to uncork the whiskey. her eyes narrowed as she watched him. she had learned to dread that tone of his voice; it was the tone he used when he was planning to \put something over\ in a business deal. \whoever broke into my closet last winter and stole my liquor will probably try it again once we are out of here,\ he went on, \only this time hell wish he hadnt.\ she caught her breath at the cruel vindictiveness of his manner as one by one he dropped the tablets into the bottle and held it up to watch them dissolve. \what are they?\ she asked, \something to make him sick?\ \and how!\ he seemed fascinated as he saw the genial bourbon change into a lethal dose: \at least no one has found an antidote once its down its curtains.\ he corked his bottled vengeance and set it back on the shelf alongside the little whiskey glass. \everything nice and handy,\ he remarked approvingly.
ow, mr. thief, when you break in, drink hearty; i wont begrudge you this one.\ the womans face was pale. \dont do it, judson,\ she gasped. \its horrible - its murder.\ 	he law doesnt call it murder if i shoot a thief who is entering my house by force,\ he said harshly. \also, the use of rat poison is quite legal. the only way any rat can get into this closet is to break in. what happens then is his affair, not mine.\ 5. how does paragraph 10 contribute to the suspense? a. it indicates that judson is likely to harm someone. b. it indicates that judson will regret his actions. c. it indicates that marcia will leave judson. d. it indicates judsons plan to trick alec.

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# Brief Explanations:
In paragraph 10, Judson's actions of putting pellets into the liquor bottle and his vengeful words suggest he is planning to harm the thief. His tone and behavior indicate malicious intent towards the person who stole his liquor before. This builds suspense as it makes the reader worry about what will happen when the thief drinks the doctored liquor.
# Answer:
A. It indicates that Judson is likely to harm someone.

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