in part carver had hoped that with the two bodies now lying in a land fill site on the edge of town , the mystery of the blackmail note would die with them , but also , and still not wanting to believe ill of a man with whom he had previously been in love , and despite all his instincts telling him the contrary , carver had hoped that he would be able to prove to his own satisfaction that kim dong-moon had not been involved in a conspiracy to defraud him .