Question: Maybe I missed a major plot point, but why exactly does Tom kill his lover at the very end?
Krista
3rd Aug 2004
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Answer: He had to kill him. Tom couldn't kill Meredith because she wasn't alone and Peter was.
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Chosen answer: Tom & his lover are travelling on a boat. The rich girl, who knows Tom as Dickie is also on the boat. If they were to meet, Tom's false identity would have been revealed, and the lover would have been able to figure out that Tom actually murdered Dickie.
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