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Deathtrap · 1982 — 第 18 / 30 章 · 3'04" · B2

The Fake Murder Kills Myra, Explained：for future reference

The staging works too well. Clifford's fake death triggers Myra's fatal heart attack, and the two accomplices immediately pivot to managing the story: "I've been telling people for days that Myra was a bit under the weather." Grief never gets a turn; the cover-up is the whole conversation.

あらすじ

At the Bruhls' home, the fake murder of Clifford has gone perfectly - except that Myra, watching it, suffered a fatal heart attack. Left alone, Sidney and Clifford discuss what to tell the ambulance, the police and the neighbors, while the body upstairs and the psychic's visit hang over everything.

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注目の表現

for future referenceunder the weatherinvoluntary homicidegive someone a hand

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このシーンの表現

for future reference

keep this for next time

Right after the staged death, Sidney answers Clifford's complaint about the prop with a cool note for future reference.

For future reference, the office closes at five on Fridays.

このシーンの他の表現

  • under the weather

    feeling slightly ill

  • involuntary homicide

    accidental unlawful killing

  • give someone a hand

    help me out

  • the grim reaper

    the figure of death

  • the genuine article

    the real thing

このシーンのメモ一覧

45 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · A2it worked

it succeeded

It worked. She's dead.
表現 · B2minor heart attack

small heart attacks

She's had minor heart attacks over much less.
表現 · B2have a heart attack

suffer a heart attack

I almost had a heart attack out there myself, when she says I was going to attack you.
表現 · B1it's a good job (that) ...

a lucky thing

Perhaps it's a good job she came.
スラング · B2goddamned

damned — A curse word; keep it out of polite talk.

If only that goddamned lousy production had worked...
表現 · B2a movie sale

a film rights deal

I'd have a movie sale.
表現 · B1take off

left in a hurry

There would have been enough. We could have just taken off.
文法 · B2would have been

past unreal conditional: Would have been and could have taken describe what was possible but never happened.

There would have been enough. We could have just taken off.
表現 · A2no hurry

no rush

Let me get my things. SIDNEY: There's no hurry.
表現 · A2get one's things

collect one's belongings

Let me get my things. SIDNEY: There's no hurry.
発音going to

In speech going to contracts to gonna and sounds like one word.

I'm going to wait a few minutes before I call the ambulance.
表現 · B2work miracles

do the impossible

Also, we don't want anyone working miracles of resuscitation, do we?
発音give me a

Link give me a so it blurs toward gimme-a.

Come and clean yourself up and give me a hand.
表現 · A2what if ...

supposing that happens

What if that Madame Ten Dorp comes back?
発音What if

Link what and if so it sounds like wha-tif.

What if that Madame Ten Dorp comes back?
文法 · B2hasn't it

tag question: The tag hasn't it invites agreement rather than asking a real question.

I don't see why she should. The pain has stopped, hasn't it?
スラング · B1Cripes

a mild old-fashioned oath — A dated mild exclamation; rare among young speakers.

Cripes!
表現 · C1nothing incriminating

no proof of guilt

Why you burning it? There's nothing incriminating.
表現 · B1get rid of something

dispose of

Still, I'll say I was getting rid of manuscripts as the grim reaper struck.
表現 · C1stay close to the truth

keep near the facts

-Closer you stay to the truth, the better. -Farewell, Deathtrap.
文法 · C1Would that you were

subjunctive wish: Would that is a literary wish, like I wish that, with a past tense for an unreal hope.

Would that you were the genuine article.
表現 · B1make the call

make the phone call

I'm gonna make the call, so you go and get your things.
スラング · A2gonna

going to — Everyday speech; avoid it in formal writing.

I'm gonna make the call, so you go and get your things.
スラング · A2Ciao

bye — Very casual goodbye; use goodbye in formal talk.

-Ciao. -Ciao.
表現 · A2wash up

clean oneself quickly

The floorboards upstairs creak, so do a quick wash up...

「The Fake Murder Kills Myra」を読み解く

What's really going on

Here the film drops the pretense in front of the audience: the murder the two men staged was never real, and now it has become one. What's chilling is how quickly they turn practical. "I didn't want to kill her," one of them insists, and the other answers with a dry legal joke, "This is not exactly what they call involuntary homicide." They plan to wait before calling the ambulance, so no one can work miracles of resuscitation. They talk about Myra's death the way producers talk about a bad opening night. The emotion that survives is annoyance - about a flop, about being hit too hard with a prop log - which is exactly the point: these men are more upset about a failed play than about the woman who just died.

Theme

DeceptionThe staged murder was a lie that turns real, and the two men keep spinning it into a workable alibi.
BetrayalSidney's own wife dies from the trick he arranged, and he treats it as a scheduling problem rather than a loss.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A mild excuse like feeling unwell can hide a plan.
  • The genuine article mocks both a fake script and real skill.
  • For future reference can turn a killing into a memo.
  • Their calm after the murder is the scariest part.

発音のポイント

  • going to — In speech going to contracts to gonna and sounds like one word.
  • give me a — Link give me a so it blurs toward gimme-a.
  • What if — Link what and if so it sounds like wha-tif.
For future reference, Clifford, that Styrofoam log hurts.

A joke after the 'murder': the foam prop hit hard enough to hurt, and the speaker files it away as advice for next time.

Would that you were the genuine article.

Said to the manuscript Deathtrap as it burns: 'I wish you were the real thing.' A bitter farewell to the play that never sold.

I've been telling people for days that Myra was a bit under the weather.

The death was prepared in advance: they had already told neighbors Myra was unwell, so the heart attack would look natural.

Still, I'll say I was getting rid of manuscripts as the grim reaper struck.

Even while burning papers, he keeps a cover story ready - he'll claim he was clearing manuscripts when death arrived.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Myra die?

The staged attack was meant to fool her, but the shock triggers the heart condition she's had all along. She dies believing she is watching her husband commit murder.

Were Sidney and Clifford working together all along?

Yes. The 'murder' was staged, and they've rehearsed it before, down to the details of the motel room. Their talk afterward is a business debrief, not a fight.

Why do they wait before calling the ambulance?

So no one has a chance to revive her. As one of them puts it, they don't want anyone 'working miracles of resuscitation.' The delay is the point.

What does "Would that you were the genuine article" mean?

It means 'I wish you were real.' Said to the manuscript as it burns, it's a wistful goodbye to a play that could have saved them.

Does Helga Ten Dorp suspect what really happened?

She only offers her psychic reading: pain, and something frightening in the house. The men brush it off, but her words match the death that has just taken place, so audiences are left to wonder.

デストラップ・死の罠 · 全 30 章

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第 1 章truth in advertisingSidney's Play Flops on Opening Night第 2 章add insult to injurySidney Rants About Being Written Out第 3 章top billingSidney Plots to Steal a Play第 4 章a god-sent opportunityMyra Urges Sidney to Call Anderson第 5 章all the makingsSidney Calls Clifford About His Play第 6 章got hooked onClifford Anderson Visits the Bruhls第 7 章feet on the groundMyra Pushes Sidney to Collaborate第 8 章go out of your wayClifford Asks for a Second Opinion第 9 章hit a snagSidney Handcuffs Clifford第 10 章untypical of meClifford Is Handcuffed第 11 章the envy ofSidney Kills Clifford第 12 章night and dayMyra Finally Tells Sidney to Leave第 13 章guilt-riddenHelga Ten Dorp Arrives第 14 章keep uncloudedHelga Foresees the Knife第 15 章skeptical aboutHelga Predicts the Deathtrap第 16 章once and for allMyra Hears Something Downstairs第 17 章be my doingSidney Promises Nothing Will Go Wrong再生中 · 第 18 章for future referenceThe Fake Murder Kills Myra第 19 章lay an eggPorter Milgrim Meets the Secretary第 20 章on the agendaPorter Reviews Sidney's Will第 21 章a death wishSidney Pitches Deathtrap第 22 章knock offClifford Wants a Shortcut第 23 章be in on itClifford Talks Sidney Into Deathtrap第 24 章kid a kidderBruhl and Anderson Team Up第 25 章psychicHelga Meets the Man in Boots第 26 章fed up withHelga Warns Sidney Again第 27 章spill the beansThe Rehearsal Turns Deadly第 28 章send someone packingClifford Turns the Gun on Sidney第 29 章a snapClifford Turns the Tables on Sidney第 30 章a can of wormsClifford Spares Sidney
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