So are the last words of the tactless Brenda Forbes, the harridan mother of Sarah Marshall who thought that she has married into money. Little did she know that new husband Murray Matheson who only gets a small bequest from a mister uncle, even though he lives as a gentleman. Marshall and her crippled sister (Jennifer Raine) don't have proof that Forbes' death was murder, and Matheson reveals to his wealthy and greedy uncle that he only married Marshall because he thought she came from money and to get from underneath his uncle's thumb. It's very apparent that none of these people are very ethical, and with the presence of a hidden compartment in Matheson's ring, the poison flows and the body count (including an annoying cat) adds up.
This is one of those delicious old fashioned melodramas in the likes of "Gaslight" and "Kind Lady" that are fantastically dark and gripping and macabre. Every detail hits the right note with the cast suberb, and the writing, musical score, foggy photography, sets and overall direction quite stunning, It's closer to horror than most of the first season episodes of "Thriller" with a bit of good old fashioned psychological melodrama tossed in. Matheson manages to defend himself with a brilliant testimony before a grand jury, but karma always wins, and it is a lot of fun to watch it all play out with an ironic twist at the end that I did see coming but didn't figure out how it would come about.
This is one of those delicious old fashioned melodramas in the likes of "Gaslight" and "Kind Lady" that are fantastically dark and gripping and macabre. Every detail hits the right note with the cast suberb, and the writing, musical score, foggy photography, sets and overall direction quite stunning, It's closer to horror than most of the first season episodes of "Thriller" with a bit of good old fashioned psychological melodrama tossed in. Matheson manages to defend himself with a brilliant testimony before a grand jury, but karma always wins, and it is a lot of fun to watch it all play out with an ironic twist at the end that I did see coming but didn't figure out how it would come about.