Might have to betray a friend

[Sarmatian]

I say do it yourself. Kidnap her, take her to the Netherlands equivalent of desert outside Las Vegas and shoot her twice in the head.

If you get away with it - great, if you don't - well, then you go to jail and your friend is free to take care of the child. Since you would kill and/or die for your friend, that the perfect solution.

Shrinks will still make money of the kid later on, but significantly less if "a bad person killed mommy" than if "daddy killed mommy and went to jail"...

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I say do it yourself. Kidnap her, take her to the Netherlands equivalent of desert outside Las Vegas and shoot her twice in the head.

If you get away with it - great, if you don't - well, then you go to jail and your friend is free to take care of the child. Since you would kill and/or die for your friend, that the perfect solution.

Shrinks will still make money of the kid later on, but significantly less if "a bad person killed mommy" than if "daddy killed mommy and went to jail"...

I understand the Balkans so much better now....

[Sarmatian]

I understand the Balkans so much better now....

No, the Balkan solution would be to bribe the judge(s). Duh!

This, on the other hand is 100% American, even Hollywood solution. We could sell this story easy peasy lemon squeezy.

Frags played by Mark Wahlberg, the friend's wife by Kate Winslet and his friend by Leonardo di Caprio. At the end, Frags makes a decision, kills the evil mom (in slow mo, to boot, no sound, just tense music) and drops his gun to the ground and which point the sound is back. He stares into the camera while we hear the police sirens in the background. When the judge sentences him, we see him and his friend look at each other and understand each other without anything needing to be said. Next shot is prison doors closing in on Frags, emphasizing his sacrifice and then we see his friend walking with his child towards the morning sun, symbolizing that the child will have freedom and a carefree childhood.

Call Spielberg, tell him you know a hot shot writer.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

No, the Balkan solution would be to bribe the judge(s). Duh!

This, on the other hand is 100% American, even Hollywood solution. We could sell this story easy peasy lemon squeezy.

Frags played by Mark Wahlberg, the friend's wife by Kate Winslet and his friend by Leonardo di Caprio. At the end, Frags makes a decision, kills the evil mom (in slow mo, to boot, no sound, just tense music) and drops his gun to the ground and which point the sound is back. He stares into the camera while we hear the police sirens in the background. When the judge sentences him, we see him and his friend look at each other and understand each other without anything needing to be said. Next shot is prison doors closing in on Frags, emphasizing his sacrifice and then we see his friend walking with his child towards the morning sun, symbolizing that the child will have freedom and a carefree childhood.

Call Spielberg, tell him you know a hot shot writer.

Scorcese maybe. Speilberg doesn't do "gritty" anymore. Perhaps Tarrentino if we can up the quirky factor.

[Montmorency]

Perhaps Tarrentino if we can up the quirky factor.

The wife is a swords-master, but it turns out Fragony has trained with all his antique blades...