Steven L. sent the following on 5/6/2008 12:58 PM:
> Tim wrote:
>> I'm new to this newsgroup and so I have a question.
>> Anyone have any idea why the casket is so small? Is that just a
>> production error, am I imagining things or is there a midget in it?
>
> The casket isn't that small. It's big enough to contain a full-sized
> human who is shoe-horned into it.
>
> What you're probably used to seeing, is one of those very fancy caskets
> with oak sides and lots of padding inside, which necessarily take up
> more room. This box is plain, indicating that nobody was willing to pay
> for anything fancier.
Willing or able to pay for anything fancier, actually. That, combined
with the run-down neighborhood and the modest surroundings of the
funeral home itself add up to someone with limited means, or someone
abandoned or homeless. That led to my original guess of Michael or
Walt--or someone closely tied to Michael or Walt. On that latter front,
Jack might have shown up hoping to cross paths with Michael, on the
assumption that Michael wouldn't skip the funeral. So the thought that
it might be Michael's mom is a very plausible one...
--
Jim Gysin
Waukesha, WI
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