Those pesky skeletons in the closet
Did you see that letter from William Walker in Amy Dickinson’s “Ask Amy” advice column yesterday? Okay, it probably wasn’t really from William Walker, since he’s a) a fictional character and b) dead. But it’s sure the sort of thing the Walker patriarch should have been asking about before his unfortunate poolside demise. “Fleeting” writes, in part:
“I realize that life is fleeting, that death might happen at any moment. I could get hit by a car or struck by lightning. What happens when someone dies unexpectedly and those belongings that one would normally hide become discovered? … How do these discoveries by those family, friends and significant others clearing your personal belongings after you are gone change the way they think of you or are going to remember you?”
Well, quite a lot, there, as it turns out. When they find the photo of the illegitimate daughter in the summer house, when they find the deed to the cozy cottage your mistress lives in, when they find the embezzled bank account and the secret safe deposit box and the deed worth large amounts of money and the bequest to the mistress, their opinion changes significantly. (Okay, again, the letter writer was more concerned with a collection of Hustlers and a baggie of cocaine; William would probably have gotten off easy with those.)
Tonight’s fourth showing of “Mistakes Were Made Part 2″ deals with secrets being revealed all around. And tonight, a few new secrets have been added: Scenes from Season 2 are to be previewed. The episode’s flashbacks also offer a good opportunity to wish a “Happy Birthday” to Tom Skerritt, who portrays the not-so-dear departed William, and turned 74 yesterday. Hope he’s learned a lesson, and cleaned out his closets.
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