Ready to Spoil in 5, 4, 3...

Five. Four. Three.

That is as far as the countdown goes, because the rest of it would give away what is on zero.

We are about to tell you how it all ends, who was lying, and what was in the box.

What Spoiler Alert! is

Most of what we write here keeps the ending to itself. Spoiler Alert! is the exception. Every post in this column gives away how the story ends, and every one has a warning strip under the title, so nobody gets surprised on the way in.

How to read it

If you have read the book, come on in and argue with us. If you have not, the strip is your last chance to close the tab, find the book at the counter and come back after. We have been hanging on to these endings for a long time. It is a relief to let go.

When it starts

The first full post is still in the works. Until then, the rest of the Batcave keeps the ending to itself.