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2nd Ending

posted 5 years ago by Sandman81 (1509)
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The second ending where Mrs. Peacock did all the murders is just as bad for Col. Mustard as it is for Mrs. Peacock. In this ending Wadsworth states that he works for the FBI. Mustard had already admitted to an FBI agent that he was selling Air Force Radios on the black market. Not only would he be given a dishonorable discharge, but would stand trial for treason, and could face the death penalty.

The others wouldn't have as much of a problem.
While Ms. White may have admitted that Yvette had an affair with her husband, she never admitted to killing him.
Prof. Plum admitted to having an affair with a patient and losing his license, but ultimately the FBI wouldn't care enough about that to report it to the UN.
Likewise with Mr. Green. Being homosexual wasn't a crime, so he wouldn't be arrested and there would be no need to tell the State Department.
Miss Scarlett admitted to running a brothel, and bribing a cop, but like Mr. Green said, half of Washington would be implicated if she were exposed. So even if they tried to charge her, there would be plenty of powerful figures pressuring the DA to drop the charges.

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7702) 5 years ago

Yeah. I agree with you. I think Colonel Mustard should go to jail for that. Also, back in the 50s, being gay was frowned on by most people so he could be at risk of losing his job.

[–] bobbydallas (8525) 4 years ago

idk i loved ending No.1 the most.

[–] Ace_Spade (9548) 4 years ago

My favourite was No.3. "Now, I'm gonna go home and sleep with my wife!"

[–] bobbydallas (8525) 4 years ago

haha, everything about him was an act.
i dislike it only because Tim Curry gets waxed.

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[–] Ace_Spade (9548) 4 years ago

Plus it has the classic Clue solution: "If you want to know who killed Mr. Boddy, I did, in the hallway, with the revolver."

Tim Curry's awesome in everything.

[–] Ace_Spade (9548) 4 years ago

Yeah, I guess you're right about Col. Mustard.

If Plum lost his license already, doesn't that mean he already was penalized for his crime? Was Plum meant to have been practicing without a license? If he was, the UN and the FBI would certainly care.

Being a homosexual wasn't a crime, but I think depending on the state certain acts might have been criminal...? Not sure. Plus, in that era, as GreenGoblinsOck8 pointed out, it didn't need to be criminal to get Mr. Green in a lot of grief.

Scarlett is certainly safe.