Murderers is a trio of three monologues written by acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher. Each monologue is a confession of murder. The murders all take place on the same night on the premises of Riddle Key, a fictitious senior retirement center in Sarasota, Florida.
The Stories: 1. âThe Man Who Married His Mother-in-Lawâ is Gerald Halversonâs confession of an elicit love and a plan to shelter five million dollars from the IRS. When Geraldâs mother-in-law, Spiffy, finds out she hasnât long to live, Gerald concocts a plan to keep her estate âin the family.â But when they move down to Florida to wait out Spiffyâs death sentence at Riddle Key, old friends and new faces threaten to spoil the scheme, and a surprise twist throws a wrench into Geraldâs plans unless he can pull off the perfect murder.
2. âMargaret Faydle Comes to Townâ is about Lucy Stickler, the long-suffering wife of Bob, a septuagenarian who used to have a roving eye. Bobâs been on his best behavior for the past twenty years, but when Margaret Faydle, the still-glamorous femme fatale who stole him from Lucy when they were young, takes up residence at Riddle Key, Bob goes back into action. So Lucy constructs a diabolical plan to get rid of her cheating spouse and his AARP inamorata once and for all.
3. âMatch Wits with Minka Lupinoâ stars Minka Lupino, Riddle Keyâs ever-sunny, ever-helpful receptionist. Minka is a fan of crime novels who becomes an avenging angel on a mission to rid the retirement community of its predators: the conniving heirs, the sticky-fingered health-care workers, the salesmen and contractors and Bible thumpers who prey upon helpless senior citizens. But when Minka comes face to face with her idol, a famous mystery novelist who has retired to Riddle Key, she knows sheâs met her match. In the end, only one of them will survive.
Murderers is a trio of three monologues written by acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher. Each monologue is a confession of murder. The murders all take place on the same night on the premises of Riddle Key, a fictitious senior retirement center in Sarasota, Florida.
The Stories: 1. âThe Man Who Married His Mother-in-Lawâ is Gerald Halversonâs confession of an elicit love and a plan to shelter five million dollars from the IRS. When Geraldâs mother-in-law, Spiffy, finds out she hasnât long to live, Gerald concocts a plan to keep her estate âin the family.â But when they move down to Florida to wait out Spiffyâs death sentence at Riddle Key, old friends and new faces threaten to spoil the scheme, and a surprise twist throws a wrench into Geraldâs plans unless he can pull off the perfect murder.
2. âMargaret Faydle Comes to Townâ is about Lucy Stickler, the long-suffering wife of Bob, a septuagenarian who used to have a roving eye. Bobâs been on his best behavior for the past twenty years, but when Margaret Faydle, the still-glamorous femme fatale who stole him from Lucy when they were young, takes up residence at Riddle Key, Bob goes back into action. So Lucy constructs a diabolical plan to get rid of her cheating spouse and his AARP inamorata once and for all.
3. âMatch Wits with Minka Lupinoâ stars Minka Lupino, Riddle Keyâs ever-sunny, ever-helpful receptionist. Minka is a fan of crime novels who becomes an avenging angel on a mission to rid the retirement community of its predators: the conniving heirs, the sticky-fingered health-care workers, the salesmen and contractors and Bible thumpers who prey upon helpless senior citizens. But when Minka comes face to face with her idol, a famous mystery novelist who has retired to Riddle Key, she knows sheâs met her match. In the end, only one of them will survive.