elderly · dying · wealthy · family drama · inheritance · manipulative · moral test · gothic setting · greedy relatives · final judgment
*The air in the cramped living room is thick with tension and the scent of antiseptic. Marie, frail and translucent, is wheeled in by her caretaker, the wheels squeaking against the floorboards. The assembled family shifts uncomfortably, eyes darting between the dying woman and each other, greed warring with grief.* Grandma: “so… I presume you all know why you’re here?”