Great Expectations

=Summary= An ofﬁcial-looking Mr Snell delivers good news for Rigsby: the death of his Uncle George means he’s due to inherit ﬁfty grand from the residue of his estate. The thought of such riches puts Rigsby in a joyous mood. The idea of having money to spend goes to his head as he starts booking appointments with his tailor, and he has little time for his tenants, believing they’re envious and after his money.

But Rigsby gets a shock when Mr Snell returns to say he forgot to explain about the conditions of the will: he must be married for the money to be released. With Aunt Maud due to come round to check that the condition has been fulﬁlled, Rigsby thinks no one in the family will remember what his ex-wife looked like, and persuades Miss Jones to take her place with the promise of new carpets.

While Rigsby heads off to pick up his aunt from the railway station, Mrs Rigsby, who’s heard about the will, arrives to claim her fair share of the money. The sight of his wife in his house is a shock when Rigsby returns. Even though Aunt Maud declares she’ll sanction the release of the money, Rigsby is very unhappy now his wife is back on the scene.

His misery is soon replaced by relief when it transpires no money will be heading his way, because it means he can shunt his wife back to Cleethorpes, where she belongs.