Aunt Elizabeth
Background
Elizabeth is a 74 year old painter. Her nephew is Ben.
During the events of Burnt Offerings (1976) played by Bette Davis
Ben, Marian, Aunt Elizabeth and David drive to their summer rental house. When they arrive, Roz and Brother have already left. Marian tells Ben and Elizabeth that the stairs up to the mother's room is out of bounds. Elizabeth comments that none of the clocks are working as they follow David into the kitchen. They find the kitchen and pantry filled with food and beverages, but the light doesn't work in the pantry. Ben cuts his thumb opening the champagne bottle and David goes into the pantry and the light turns on as he flips the switch. Days later, Elizabeth tells Marian and Ben that David has decided to take up painting and Ben and David awkwardly shake hands and hug after the incident where Ben almost drowned David. Elizabeth comes downstairs and tells Marian she feels exhausted. Elizabeth notices her hair is turning gray again and sees that Marian's is starting to show gray too. When Elizabeth hears that David wants to go on a hike with her, she says she just wants to take a nap, and Marian tells her she should. Elizabeth brings one of her paintings up to the room outside of mother's room and finds Marian in mother's room. Marian tells her the Allardyce mother is sleeping and hurries Elizabeth away. After David almost dies from carbon monoxide poisoning, Elizabeth tells Marian she had checked on David that night, but didn't turn the gas heater on. Marian starts to accuse Elizabeth of not remembering what she did, which upsets Elizabeth. Ben goes to visit Elizabeth and she tells him she wouldn't do anything to hurt David and she wants to leave the house. Elizabeth is lying in bed when her back snaps. David yells for Ben and Marian and tells them something is wrong with Elizabeth. Ben goes to make a call for a doctor and then returns to the room and tells Marian all of the numbers are busy including the operator. Marian goes to try the numbers and comes back and says she was able to make a call. Before anyone arrives, Elizabeth dies as she and Ben have a vision of The Chauffeur barging into the room and carrying a coffin.
