After the passing of a family member, the surviving family members receive the inheritance which is usually in the form of a cash endowment. This is usually distributed evenly between children or grandchildren. In this case, when the will is written the person's children may be listed as beneficiaries. As well as cash, inheritance will include assets such as property.
What happens if there isn't a will?
When there isn't a will, allocating the inheritance is not quite as simple. In this scenario, a probate court must make choices as to how the inheritance is distributed as best as they can. However, when it comes to the distribution of the deceased person's assets such as jewellery, heirlooms, real estate, and stocks, for example, this can be slightly more difficult. Once the probate court has decided on how the inheritance will be allocated, they will enlist the help of an administrator to finalise the settlement which can take months or even years.
What happens if one of the beneficiaries dies?
If one of the beneficiaries dies, the inheritance that they would've received is evenly distributed among the remaining beneficiaries.
How does this apply to our opening sequence?
The backstory of our opening sequence is that a brother and sister who have had a difficult relationship since a young age, will shortly be receiving money as beneficiaries of their father's inheritance. However, the man, the protagonist of the film has a young son to provide for, as well as an affluent lifestyle to fund. As the only other beneficiary of the inheritance, by killing his sister, the man knows that he will be the one to receive the rest of the inheritance. However, although this man's murder, which is his first, is fuelled by a financial motivation, this murder leads the protagonist to the discovery that he enjoys the process of killing. This leads on to him becoming a serial killer.
I used the following websites for this research:
https://smartasset.com/investing/how-does-inheritance-work
https://towerstreetfinance.co.uk/probate-explained/being-a-beneficiary-of-a-will-explained/#:~:text=If%20the%20Beneficiary%20of%20a%20Will%20dies%20before%20the%20person,among%20the%20remaining%20residual%20Beneficiaries.
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