Changing her will had been an act of desperation, a superstitious move to try to fend off a death she thought was imminent. Cutting Mum out when she did nothing wrong would seem like a cruel move to anyone but Frances, and I can picture Walt trying to talk her out of it while Beth hid books with queen in the title, teacups made from bone china, and even forks that didn’t look right, all to protect Frances from her own paranoia. And when Walt couldn’t talk her out of changing her will, he decided to find a way to keep supporting Mum. Mum, who didn’t even know Walt that well. Those last few
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