I know why Charlotte pushes the large planter over the edge.... but my husband and I don't understand how she got away with murdering her cousin and the Dr. Was it because the reporter was catching on to their plans thanks to Velma's concerns?? Or did she some how pass it off as an accident?
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This film is on my short list of films I would want to have if I was stuck on a deserted island with electricity (I know that doesn't really make sense, but just pretend). The others are "The Wizard of Oz," "Tommy," "The Fearless Vampire Killers,", and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
I use the film as a teaching tool in my classroom, and have done so for the last 15 years or so. The film is basically open-ended, and I have my students role-play the characters in the form of a trial to determine whether or not Charlotte was guilty of murder or it was done in self-defense. The results are always varied and interesting.
I personally believe that Charlotte is being taken in for questioning, the case goes to trial, and she is proclaimed innocent after Mr. Wills' letter from Jewel is used as evidence, along with a possible exhumation of Velma's body and the discovery of the drug that they were using on Charlotte.
I've always been confused as to what exactly Harry Wills is supposed to be. He talks about having been a reporter in London before but he isn't one anymore.
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OK, that's right, I remember that now. One thing I never understood- why would an insurance company investigate a nonexistant claim, especially 40 years after the death took place?
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I always kind of had the idea that Mr. Will was retired from either reporting or investigating. The Charlotte case was his hobby, and he had taken the opportunity to pursue it as an amateur.
sharei think he was investigating the reason the claim was never put in. that would have somehow meant that Jewel was guilty, and give more money to Miriam, in Jewel's mind.
He would not be investigating a claim that was never made--that would not be his business. Insurance companies do not investigate to find out why claims are NOT made.
shareHis quote to the sheriff is "I don't expect to unearth anything extraordinary, after all, there's nothing very unusual about an unclaimed insurance policy." I think he was more of a retired curiosity seeker, who WAS investigating the insurance policy, but on his own time, not Lloyd's of London's. He admits to Charlotte that he's an authority on her. I think it's a kind of adventure for him.
shareExactly what do you think she would be successfully charged with? Proof would be found about what Miriam and the doctor were doing to and planning for Charlotte. And she would be proven innocent of John's murder. Charlotte is such a gutsy and a woman who demands honesty, loyalty of others, so I can't see her saying it was an accident. I think it would be viewed as self defense.
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