quote: If Margaret's family was as rich as claimed, I still can't see why she could get the money. The answer is simple, they didn't have THAT much money (as Edwin say) that was liquid in that short a time span. Wouldn't these blackmailers know this as well?
Well, as we all know, crooks...
It happened after the fight with Beau. Beau was unaware of the accident while Margaret thought Beau accidentally killed Darby during a fight the two had and had to cover for him.
~Edwin
Darby definitely fell accidentally from the railing and hit the anchor which wounded him fatally. Based on how Margaret found him, he didn't die instantly but he was also unable to get help because of the fatal wound.
~Edwin
Adrian, for me, where the money (wealth) came from was not an issue. I can't remember whether the grandfather was her dad or her husband's. Someone in the family had wealth possibly like you said, passed down from one of the spouse's parents or family. It would have to be one of those premise...
Margaret's family is definitely well-to-do. Some people who live in Tahoe are not very flashy about their wealth. One can have money and still live like being out in the country. As a stranger, you wouldn't know a millionaire if you are just walking down the street.
What makes Lake Tahoe so...
It helps to know the Lake Tahoe area to achieve some kind of understanding as to the mother’s intent to pay the blackmailers and the blackmailers’ motivations. The filmmakers, having lived in the Bay area (San Francisco), have a fairly good knowledge of the Tahoe basin and have done their...