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The plot concerns a woman who kills her husband with a leg of Lamb , after he had told her that he was leaving her for another woman (not written in the story, as {Link without Title} the readers can form their own opinion). When she realizes what she had just done, she arranges an alibi for herself, then calls the Police over, explaining that her husband has been attacked. To thank them for their hard work, she feeds them dinner, a leg of lamb (the one she used to kill her husband with), and quietly laughs to herself while they eat. The story was later adapted into a classic episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents . The story's inspiration came after havin dinner with Ian Fleming , the author of James Bond . It is said that Dahl asked him what the best weapon of choice would be from the newly-invented freezer. |
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