Lamb to the Slaughter

Today we watched Lamb to the Slaughter at LT3. Lamb to the Slaughter is a short story by Roald Dahl, which was turned into a show by Alfred Hitchcock. There was a stark difference between the story and the show. Firstly, in the show,the policemen were smarter, they asked more questions and even suspected Mary Maloney of committing the crime. Secondly, we found out what the 'news' was. Thirdly, some of the words said were different.

Actually, Roald Dahl rewrote some parts of the story to fit the show. He even told us what happened to Mary Maloney in the end. ( Although she was not caught for killing Patrick, she tried to kill her second husband the same way.I wonder why... Unfortunately, or rather fortunately, her husband was forgetful and had forgotten to plug in the freezer, thus the meat was as soft as jelly and did not kill him. I think he is sure glad that he was forgetful! Kind of ironic don't you think ) 

I feel that Patrick Maloney only had himself to blame for his death. His wife was six months pregnant and then he suddenly tells her that he is leaving her and that he loves someone else. On top of that, he is uncaring and insensitive towards her, even after he told her the shocking news. But whatever the circumstances, manslaughter is still a crime and Mary Maloney should be prosecuted, regardless of whether she is pregnant or not.

But I have to admit that she is quick-witted as she was able to deceive the police on the spot and without any prior planning. She even managed to make the police dispose of the evidence themselves ( although they did it unwittingly)