Ned also knows the police will view the sudden change to Edmund's will shortly before his death as suspicious.įollowing the will reading, two of Ned's friends, assistant deputy prosecutor Peter Lowenstein (Ted Danson), and police detective Oscar Grace, seem to suspect that Ned may be involved in Edmund's death. Ned immediately realizes that Matty forged the will, capitalizing on his past malpractice troubles, and knowing that it would be nullified, leaving her the sole beneficiary. The new will was improperly prepared, making it null and void, with the result that Matty inherits Edmund's entire fortune, disinheriting Edmund's surviving sister. Soon after, Edmund's lawyer contacts Ned about a new will that Ned supposedly drafted for Edmund and which was witnessed by Mary Ann Simpson. Ned detonates the bomb to make it look like Edmund died during a botched arson attempt.
Ned, aided by Matty, kills Edmund and moves the body to an abandoned building connected to Edmund's business interests. To that end, he consults a shady former client, Teddy Lewis (Mickey Rourke), an expert on incendiary devices, who supplies Ned with a bomb while strongly discouraging him from whatever he is scheming. Eventually, Ned suggests murdering Edmund so Matty can inherit his wealth. She also says that she wishes her husband dead. Soon after, Matty tells Ned she wants to divorce Edmund, but their prenuptial agreement would leave her with little money. The woman, who bears a strong resemblance to Matty, is Mary Ann Simpson, Matty's visiting high school friend. One night, Ned arrives at the Walker mansion and playfully propositions a woman he mistakes as Matty. She is married to wealthy businessman Edmund Walker, who is home only on the weekends. During a particularly intense Florida heatwave, inept South Florida local lawyer Ned Racine (William Hurt) meets and begins an affair with Matty Walker (Kathleen Turner).