Outside the new snow falls and inside it is over. Annie is asleep in his arms and Murphy lies sleepless on a numb and chiming cross of his own making[...]

then Michael stands over them, takes aim at Murphy and

makes his final declaration: Bang

bang, bang

you're dead Daddy

you're dead

And for the first time in his life, Murphy lies there and knows it.

Source: "Murphy's Xmas," The Murphy Stories