Kill with Kindness story
Hoping to profit from life insurance fraud, siblings Katherine and Fitzhugh plan to torch their house and have a homeless man, Jorgy, die in Fitzhugh's place. The plan backfires when, once they have lit the fire, they are unable to put Fitzhugh's identifying ring on Jorgy. The siblings have no choice but to save themselves and Jorgy, and watch the house burn. Directed by: Herschel Daugherty. Story by: A. J. Russell.
11 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| how to murder someone and get away with it | choice | Fitzhugh and Katherine plotted elaborately for the demise of Mr. Jorgy. |
| arson | major | Fitzhugh and Katherine planned to torch their abode and Fitzhugh was particularly excited to set it alight by his own hand. |
| brother and sister | major | The story follows the two siblings Fitzhugh and Katherine as they hatch a plot to cash in on Fitzhugh's life insurance. |
| facing financial ruin | major | Fitzhugh and Katherine had nothing left but the house and an insurance policy, we heard. |
| hospitality | major | Mr. Jorgy thought Fitzhugh and Katherine were extraordinarily charitable in offering him food, clothes, and shelter. |
| insurance fraud | major | Fitzhugh and Katherine plotted to burn down their house and feign Fitzhugh's death in order to claim cash in on Fitzhugh's life insurance. |
| the nerd stereotype | major | The bespectacled, absent minded, lepidopterist, and possible pyromaniac Fitshugh. |
| collecting objects | minor | Fitshugh took pride in his butterfly collection. |
| hysterical woman stereotype | minor | Fitzhugh disingenuously characterized his sister thusly when he spoke to the fireman. |
| what it is like to be homeless | minor | Mr. Jorgy recounted some of the trials and tribulations that came with living on the streets. |