Was Larry's accident a "lie"?
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Was Larry's accident a "lie"?
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I agree with you. Louise was still hung up on her belief that Larry was cheating on her, even on his deathbed she kept this in the back of her mind.
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I agree but the fortuitous appearance of the life insuarance still looked suspicious after Larry 'accidentally died.'
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But consider this, the way Larry got hurt was in his words "a rookie mistake." And he had spent a lot of time looking at the documents the previous owner had left. I think he found the life insurance and decided to ignore it less it be denied for a "rookie mistake."Charlyt wrote: ↑02 Apr 2019, 01:14 It was definitely an accident. The way it happened was too dependent on timing and circumtance for it to be planned. They needed the money but I don't think Larry would use his life like that, especially in such a gruesome and painful way. I'm not even sure if Larry knew about the life insurance policy because it seemed that Louise's dad kept it secret.
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But consider this, the way Larry got hurt was in his words "a rookie mistake." And he had spent a lot of time looking at the documents the previous owner had left. I think he found the life insurance and decided to ignore it less it be denied for a "rookie mistake."Charlyt wrote: ↑02 Apr 2019, 01:14 It was definitely an accident. The way it happened was too dependent on timing and circumtance for it to be planned. They needed the money but I don't think Larry would use his life like that, especially in such a gruesome and painful way. I'm not even sure if Larry knew about the life insurance policy because it seemed that Louise's dad kept it secret.
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Question is, did he know his hand and leg would be amputated or was he hoping for a quick death and blundered that? Remember, no one could predict the path the cable would take for certain, all Larry had to do was present himself close enough and hope for a quick death.evraealtana wrote: ↑02 Apr 2019, 10:22 Hmm... I think it was real. Septic shock is a terrible way to die, especially since it took him several days to do it. If you were trying to die for the insurance money, I think you would pick a nicer way to go - a quick, clean accident, a beheading, an explosion, etc. Even drowning would be preferable.
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What makes me question this is Larry feeling like he hadn't given Louise the life she deserved, and seeing Buckhorn's tugs circling their claim on the Express I am not 100% certain that it was an accident.TuyetMai wrote: ↑02 Apr 2019, 23:25 I think it was an accident. The money from salvaging the Express was supposed to save their business, so there was no need for Larry to stage his accident. The money from his life insurance was indeed helpful by allowing Louise to pay their crew sooner, but I don't think their business was depending on it.
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