The family who had welcomed Mutchler before Severns' death and to whom Severns had entrusted her will - another public document forsaken in the name of secrecy - changed the locks on the Decatur house. At the funeral, they shook hands with dignitaries who had every day seen Mutchler at Severns' side - while Mutchler stood in a side parking lot, being comforted by the few who seemed to know she had lost much more than a boss.