1.   Sam kills Blitch and escapes to the mountains, leaving Susannah shaking with bitter laughter and completely ostracized.

2.   That excuse drew bitter laughter in the courtroom last month.

3.   The bitter laughter from the U.S. embassy in Tokyo, where Foley is now our ambassador, can be heard all the way to Washington.

4.   The only evidence of the frustration that accompanied her tenure in Washington are the bursts of bitter laughter that erupt every now and then as she remembers some outrage.