Right to Die

'Right to Die' is the ninth episode of the second season from Masters of Horror directed by Rob Schmidt. Cliff Addison (Martin Donovan) and his wife have a road accident. He walks away virtually unharmed, but she is left in a coma with her skin burned off. Cliff is told that there is a method of surgery that will allow her to live, but without speech or the ability to take care of herself. The nurse informs Cliff that if he chooses to discontinue... more

'Right to Die' is the ninth episode of the second season from Masters of Horror directed by Rob Schmidt. Cliff Addison (Martin Donovan) and his wife have a road accident. He walks away virtually unharmed, but she is left in a coma with her skin burned off. Cliff is told that there is a method of surgery that will allow her to live, but without speech or the ability to take care of herself. The nurse informs Cliff that if he chooses to discontinue any attempts to save his wife's life, he would need an attorney. Cliff consults with an attorney, who persuades him to let his wife die. It is with this consult with the attorney that he reveals that he had an affair, and laments that the last thing he could do for her is to kill her (as her preference in life was to have everything neat and perfect; her handicapped life would not fit with what she was used to). Later, Cliff remembers an instance where his wife, Abby, found his cell phone with a video of his mistress stripping whilst moaning... less