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The video follows the sinister activities of Ronald, also referred to as Renaud Torbay, who has a history of marrying wealthy, middle-aged women and orchestrating their deaths to benefit financially from their wills. Despite changing identities and conning different women like Dorothy and Edith, Ronald's meticulous plans begin to unravel. He reflects on his past successes and the steps he took to ensure his crimes appeared accidental, including a bathroom setup with an electric heater intended to cause Edith's demise. As Ronald preps for his next murder, he discovers Edith has grown suspicious of his actions. Her letter reveals that she alerted the police, who are investigating Ronald and have set a trap for him. The video culminates in Ronald's realization that he is cornered by the authorities, moments before they arrive to apprehend him.
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In this part of the video, Renaud Torbay meticulously prepares for a murder, reflecting on his past actions. He is in a rented house’s bathroom, contemplating his appearance and expressing discomfort with his mouth. Hearing a noise, he worries it might be Edith but sees her safely outside. He reflects on his pattern of luring middle-aged, wealthy, shy women into marriage, convincing them to make him their beneficiary, and then orchestrating their “accidents.” He recalls his previous wives’ deaths being unremarkable to the police, except for a nosy reporter.
00:03:00
In this part of the video, Ronald reflects on his past con, where he had to handle Dorothy’s brother’s challenging inquiries and a court case about her money that he eventually won. Four years later, with a new identity, he targets Edith, who he identifies as his next subject upon seeing her at a hotel. He successfully woos her with traditional romantic methods, and they marry after five weeks, making reciprocal wills. Ronald enjoys this marriage, finding Edith pleasant, but is cautious not to feel pity for her. He becomes concerned about her secretive handling of her finances and her keen interest in his supposed engineering job, prompting him to expedite his plans.
00:06:00
In this part of the video, Ronald decides to take drastic action as Edith continues to ask questions about his work and wants to visit his office and factory. He runs water into a bath while trying to remain calm. The bathroom, which he had painted himself, features a small electric heater connected to a power point outside the door. Ronald turns on the heater and then cuts the electricity to the house using a cloth to avoid leaving fingerprints. He places the heater in the bath water to make it look like an accident. As Edith returns from the garden and begins clearing dead leaves from the roof, Ronald stays calm and distracts her by saying he is preparing her a bath.
00:09:00
In this part of the video, a man named Ronald urges his wife Edith to hurry up with her bath because the bubbles don’t last long and the beauty treatment is expensive. Edith complies, undresses, and gets into a bath filled with rose-scented bubbles that Ronald has prepared. As Edith locks the bathroom door, Ronald manipulates the electrical controls, causing an explosion that cuts the power. After ensuring there is no response from Edith, Ronald plans the next steps, reflecting on not making the same mistake as with a previous incident involving a woman named Dorothy. He sets a timeline to delay discovering Edith’s body, intending to knock loudly on the bathroom door, involve a neighbor, and eventually force the lock. Ronald then goes to check Edith’s private papers, which are stored in a drawer with her blouses.
00:12:00
In this segment, Ronald discovers a hidden case in a bedroom drawer. Despite initial difficulty, he manages to open it, finding financial documents, thick envelopes, and Edith’s post office savings book showing recent withdrawals. Ronald finds and reads a letter from Edith, written two days prior, revealing her suspicions about him. She explains the reasons behind her worries, including his request to make a will on their wedding day and renovations to the bathroom. Edith discloses that she had gone to the police and that their neighbors are undercover officers investigating him. The police showed her newspaper articles about women who died in bathroom accidents after marriage, both featuring a photograph of the husband.
00:15:00
In this part of the video, a character reveals through a letter that she recognized someone at a funeral and felt obligated to comply with an inspector’s request. The police are searching for a man whose photographs were provided to them, and to confirm his guilt, they are setting a trap for him. The letter writer, Edith, expresses her need to be brave to fulfill her role in this plan. She also gives Ronald a warning that if she ever disappears from the bathroom, he should check the kitchen next door. The segment ends with Ronald reacting angrily to Edith’s letter and hearing sudden heavy footsteps approaching him from the back door.