nineveh_uk

In terms of his legal position, it's even better than his original one -- no matter who he is, he's legitimately married to the legitimate owner, which means that spousal privilege is now in the mix as well. Clearly this suspicious dark horse decided to infiltrate himself into a trusting family, and was welcomed by all of them, especially the naive Simon, who was overjoyed that Patrick had come home. But soon cracks began to show in Brat's facade. Simon began to develop suspicions that he had been robbed, and Brat had to get him out of the way before he could tell anyone else about it. Result: an evening spent plying the innocent Simon with drink, a "spontaneous" question about whether or not there was water at hte bottom of the quarry, and before you know it, Simon has been quietly pushed over the side and ... OK, it falls apart there since the sensible thing for a guilty Brat to do would be to be quiet and keep on being Patrick, but people love believing the worst and they'd find a way to explain it somehow.