Curtains
by Stephen Bill

It is Ida's eighty-sixth birthday -- a milestone she would rather not have reached.

Her family has gathered to celebrate with a birthday tea.

After tea is cleared the family disperse leaving Katherine remembering a pact she made with Ida not to let her suffer into old age.

She helps her out of her misery and into the next world.

Returning to find a mercy-killer in the house the family proceed to reveal a panorama of English mores at their hilarious worst.5 women, 3 men