Hitchcock: Strangers on a Train

Bruno talks to two old ladies at the party about offing their husbands. While they are merely old ladies that appear harmless, they do agree that they sometimes wish to kill their husbands. Here Hitchcock shows that everyone can have murderous intentions, even old ladies. What Hitchcock wants us to contemplate, is that everyone can be dangerous. We should consider whether the person is willing to execute the task at hand. The question becomes, are you the next task?…