Wednesday's 55 Word Challenge Submission - Week 45

Here was my winning submission for Wednesday's 55 Word Challenge Competition. Congrats to HMs  @Angelique_Rider,  @LurchMunster, @ClareStubbs2 for their wonderful stories.
Go here to read everyone's submissions and see what the photo prompts were for this past week.
http://www.lisamccourthollar.com/2013/02/55-word-challenge-week-forty-five.html

The killer watches as his victim struggles against the constriction of the clothesline about her throat. The garments that had been drying on it mere moments before are strewn about the ground, dust beginning to settle on their once clean folds. He hears the woman's sweet-smelling breath leave her ruby lips...and she goes still.