The abusive husband was horrible to his wife, but I thought Julia was very cruel to the dog at the end of the story and she turned out to be even more vicious and abusive than her husband. The way she reveled in both her mistreatment of the dog, as well as what she was about to do to her husband, was truly frightening. This shows she had a very sadistic streak in her, which makes her a character that is not very likeable. Having said this, the actress was fantastic and played the role very well. It was a well-acted episode, even though it was disturbing. 