Death of Gottfried

As Harriet is rejoined with her Uncle at his estate, she starts to explain all the secrets she has known for all these years as Henrik has had no knowledge of. Harriet expresses to her uncle how her father treated her. She was so afraid of him and the abuse he caused her. The first time she was raped was at the young age of sixteen. The day her father died was when Gottfried was drunk as usual exploiting bible verses and shouting out all the women he has killed. Harriet was chased to the lake, she got into the boat as if she were to leave shore, yet her father went after her and fell into the water. She pushed him down into the water drowning him with the oar. She loved her father, but she knew she couldn't go on living this way, being tortured by her father and brother Martin. She had planned to tell her family members her father was drunk and had fallen and drowned to his death. The murder of her father was seen as Gottfriend falling on accident. Harriet wanted to keep the murder a secret. But unfortunately her brother Martin witnessed Harriet's actions and she knew that he would leak the truth or punish her the way her father had. Harriet told her uncle that Martin was far worse to her than her father was, so as soon as Martin returned from boarding school she knew she had to leave.