“Death Down the Aisle” is a 2014 film written by Audrey C. Marie and directed by Roxanne Boisvert. It features a talented cast, including Jess Brown as Malorie, Anna Kopacek as Bridget Stone, Jayne Heitmeyer as Pamela, Scott Gibson as Zach Stone, Frank Fiola as Ryan Newton, David Alexander Miller as Jon Stone, Gracie Callahan as Amy Lewis, Colin Price as Miles Francis, JaNae Armogan as Francesca Morris, Christian Paul as Detective Levine, and Joe di Mambro as Julian Rogers. The film revolves around Malorie Stone, whose fiance is killed on their wedding day before they even have the chance to exchange vows. At first, it seems like a natural death, but the autopsy reveals that Malorie’s fiance was actually murdered.
Death Down the Aisle (2024) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis:
As the name suggests, the film is about someone dying before they even have the chance to say, “I do.” The titular character is Malorie, a woman who, ever since she was a little girl, wanted her dream marriage. Now, when the time has finally come, Malorie couldn’t be happier. The news that her mother, Pamela, has consented to accompany her on her wedding day only makes her happier. In case you don’t know, it was Malorie’s mother who had introduced Malorie to her soon-to-be husband, John. Malorie and John were coworkers, but for some unexplained reasons, Pamela had to turn in her resignation.
However, on her daughter’s wedding day, Pamela decides to bury the hatchet and be happy for her daughter. From what we can see, it appears that there is still some love lost between Pamela and John. Also, Pamela isn’t the only one who has a problem with Malorie marrying John. Malorie’s ex-boyfriend Ryan waltzs into her room on her wedding day, begging Malorie to take him back and not marry John.
In his defense, Ryan claims that he has changed for good, has landed a nice job, and has also given up drinking. Sadly, it is too late for Ryan to correct his errors, as Malorie has made up her mind to marry John. Unfortunately, as Malorie is walking down the aisle, glancing at her handsome groom, tragedy strikes. John starts coughing blood. In the minutes that follow, John falls to the ground and dies before the paramedics arrive.
What happens to Francesca?
Everyone has been under the impression that John has succumbed because of some serious illness, probably a terminal lung condition or pneumonia. However, the autopsy reports cite an entirely different story. Detective Levine drops by at Malorie’s house to discuss the autopsy report. According to the report, a large amount of Strychnine was found in John’s system, which happens to be a very toxic alkaloid. It is possible that someone injected Strychnine into John’s system some hour before his death.
In addition, the Detective informs everyone that from this point forward, they will treat the case as a homicide. They will need to interview everyone present at the wedding. Malorie immediately calls Francesca, her friend and also the owner of the hotel where her wedding was taking place, asking for the guest list to share with the cops.
At this point, the suspect list is down to two types: someone who’d gain from John’s death or someone desperate to stop the wedding. Francesca suspects Ryan, but Malorie is convinced that, despite Ryan’s objections to her marriage to John, he’d never stoop to such a vile act. Determined to uncover the truth, Francesca plans to question a housekeeper who was present at the wedding. But before she can glean any useful information, an intruder attacks and kills her, silencing her forever.
Why did everyone have a reason to kill John?
In case you have missed it, John ran a very successful legal firm and was in the middle of a major merger with Miles’ company. However, after his death, Zach decides not to go through with the merger and also informs Bridget that Pamela will be rescinding her resignation and will also be getting a big raise and benefits, which John was against. Amy, another employee, is also awarded a promotion. This, for some reason, upsets Pamela and Bridget.
Things turn interesting when a bag of strychnine is discovered in Pamela’s office, painting a picture that she is the killer. Also, the fact that Pamela and John never had the best relationship concerning the former’s job and benefits maligned her case further. Bridget thinks, what if Pamela poisoned John to get her revenge and get even? However, when John’s will is read, which he has altered a month before his death, it puts Zach in a bad position.
According to the will, John has divided his company and property between his daughter Bridget and Malorie. This means that John’s cousin, Zach, will have no say in the company’s decision. Therefore, it is possible that Zach knew about the altered will and had killed his brother for casting him out of the company and property. So, no matter how you look at it, there are multiple suspects who could have benefited from John’s death.
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Who is the real killer?
Amy has been quite skeptical from the very beginning. John had reservations about promoting her, mostly because of her work ethic. However, after John’s death, Amy was immediately given the promotion she yearned for, mostly because she was dating Zach. In addition to all this, Amy often sneaks out to meet with Miles, who pushes her to convince Zach to greenlight the merger. Malorie breaks into Amy’s office the other night and finds some incriminating evidence against Amy. But before she can share, she is pushed down the stairs and ends up in the hospital. Fortunately, Malorie’s baby wasn’t harmed. Malorie suspects that Miles and Amy were once engaged and Amy was only using him for his money. Moreover, Amy was one of the few who met John on the day of the wedding and brought him coffee, which may have been laced with poison.
So who is the real killer? The killer turns out to be the least obvious person. Someone no one had suspected: Bridget, John’s daughter. But here’s the twist—Bridget never intended to kill her father. She had her sights set on Malorie, whom she despised for stealing her dad away. On the day of the wedding, Bridget sent a champagne bottle laced with poison to Malorie’s room, hoping she would drink it, but fate had other plans. Malorie, pregnant at the time, didn’t touch the drink. Instead, John ended up emptying the glass and died hours later. Bridget’s plan backfired in the worst way possible, leading to the death of her own father.
Bridget couldn’t let the truth come out. Therefore, she silenced Francesca before she could speak with the housekeeper who had seen her leaving Malorie’s room. Bridget even tried to kill Malorie again. But couldn’t get past Ryan or Pamela, who was always around. Pamela eventually pieced it all together and went to confront Bridget at her house, with Malorie close behind. Realizing her secret was out, Bridget attacked both women but ended up with a knife wound herself. She was arrested and sent to prison for multiple murders and destroying evidence. In the end, justice is served, and the truth behind John’s tragic death is finally revealed.
