questions' answers about crime

1) How do they both fit in the fire?
It doesn't look because the fireplace is quiete far in the picture, but actually, it's a very big one.
So they can be both in it without problem
2) What did her husband do that made her think it was a burglar?
The husband opened his presents rapidly and without taking care about the noise he did.
Moreover the christmas nights, there are many burglars who try to steal people's christmas presents. That's why she believe that.
3) Where are all the other people at the party?
I talked about a party, but it won't be in their house. Indeed, they had been invited by some of their friends indeed. So, they can't be here .

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Bonjour tout le monde! C’est une grande suprise!!Tamalpais High School a gagné le match de basketball contre Redwood. Tout le monde ici à Tam est heureux. Pour Tam le match a mal commencé. Dans le premier quart-temps le score a été dix-huit - douze, Tam a perdu. Jaime et Emma, pour Tam, ont lancé le ballon dans le panier beaucoup de fois dans le troisieme quartier. Dans le troiseme quartier le score a été quarante-trente neuf. Tam a encore perdu. Dans la dernière minute Cara, pour Tam a lancé le ballon dans le panier. Tam a gagné quarante et un - quarante! Yuppee pour Tam High School!

crime in the new yorker

About the picture on the magazine cover. I think while the woman was dressing herself, may be for a christmas party,she heard a noise from downstairs.
It sounded as if a burglar had come into her house.She immediatly took the gun hidden in her bedroom.
As she was going down the stairs, she saw a shape mooving like a shadow and she shot at it.
After two seconds, she realised she had made the biggest mistake of her life.
Because it seems to me that the red dress woman looks very surprised looking at some open presents behind the christmas treee.
Actually, the mysterious man was her husband. He was just opening his presents before the others!!

So she started crying, after expressing her sadness, she bacame totally furious against herself.
She didn't know how make the body disappear .
By looking at the fireplace,she immediatly picked up her husband and put him in the fire.
It was stinking, and the happy fire became a big sadness fire.
So the woman joined her husband: And it has been a big love fire, weird and red...