Original sentence: At the conclusion of the novel, a gunman appears and opens fire on the two candidates, allowing Drury to offer two concurrent and conflicting sequels to Preserve and Protect: one in which Knox dies and Gov.The Majority Party (seemingly a stand in for the Democratic Party) immediately convenes an unprecedented second nominating convention for that year, torn between the supporters of California Governor Ted Jason and Illinois Senator Orrin Knox
Edited sentence: At the conclusion of the novel, a deus ex machina-type gunman appears and opens fire on the two candidates, allowing Drury to offer two concurrent and conflicting sequels to Preserve and Protect: one in which Knox dies and Gov.The Majority Party (seemingly a stand in for the Democratic Party) immediately convenes an unprecedented second nominatimg convention for that year, torn between the supporters of California Governor Ted Jason and Illinois Senator Orrin Knox