Alex Murdaugh had a son, Paul, who kept getting involved in suspicious deaths. Paul's friend died; the event was staged to resemble a hit-and-run, but questions lingered. Paul's housekeeper died--not at home, but at work, having fallen down a set of stairs. Paul guzzled alcohol, then drove his peers around in a boat. When a crash resulted in the death of one friend, Paul pressured witnesses to say that the identity of the driver was just too foggy. ("Who could possibly remember?") At the same time, Paul's father, Alex, was committing his own crimes. He would take on legal clients, then steal their winnings, to fund his own oxy addiction. Additionally, Alex would parade around in the uniform of a Confederate soldier; this may not be a literal crime, but it's at least a *spiritual* crime. These were terrible people--doing terrible things. Eventually, Alex concluded that Paul's misdeeds might lead to unwanted questions about oxy, about financial misconduct. ...