RARA-AVIS: "... but opportunity only rings once."

William Denton (buff@vex.net)
Sun, 27 Sep 1998 19:20:38 -0400 (EDT) Kathy Harper cleared things up by pointing out this is the proper
finish to "The postman always rings twice ..." Still, I'm wondering
about something. Didn't opportunity - the chance to kill Nick - come
twice for Frank and Cora? The first time looked like it would go well
until the cop rolled up, and then, because of the poor cat, they
didn't get arrested.

Most people would never have tried to kill Nick in the first place,
and the failed attempt would have turned most of the rest off any more
tries. Still, Frank and Cora take another shot and do kill Nick.
They get away with that, but end up getting what they deserve another
way. I don't think they would have got into as much trouble if the
first attempt had worked.

So, did opportunity come twice for them, or does only one of the
attempts count? Was the second attempt too much; would they have been
undetected if the first attempt worked?

Bill

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