Death Comes To Those Who Wait

Murder. Death. Torture. Words not often heard of in Colonial Village. That is till now - till Melvin Lawson moved into town.

Melvin Lawson seemed like a nice enough guy. He had a great sense of style and the cutest little puppy named Vivian Leigh. But sometimes the nicest, most charming sims hold the darkest secrets.

Visitors came by to welcome Melvin and Vivian Leigh. But not every visitor returned home.

It turns out Melvin had a secret room in his house where he'd trap visiting sims in the hopes of torturing them.

He was always coming up with deviant schemes.

Sometimes a sim was lucky enough to be too cute for Melvin to lure into his secret room. Sometimes he'd just cook a visiting sim dinner and let them go.

Most days, Colonial Village was lucky because Melvin was often in the mood to watch tv with Vivian Leigh.

Other days he'd stay online for hours - texting and chatting...and looking at online matchmaking sites.

But despite appearances, Melvin was always on the prowl for fresh meat.

It's surprising his neighbors weren't suspicious of his "hole" digging. Why were the holes always 6 feet deep?


One of his favorite torture devices was death by fire. He was an expert at setting fires in confined spaces so they would consume his "guests."


His favorite method was to start a fire when his unsuspecting victim was sleeping.


Perhaps, then, he should've been more cautious while making toaster pastries one fateful morning.

When fire starts a rockin...

...the grim reaper comes a knockin.

And so do the cops. Police arrived after a few days of complaints about a strangely horrible smell emanating from Melvin's home. They arrived to find Melvin burned alive.

They also busted through a wall and found Melvin's secret chamber. Amidst the chard remains of people and objects, teenager Kerstin Bugger was in a daze. Officers rescued her and sent her home to her parents.

Will Colonial Village be safe now that Melvin Lawson is no more? Time will tell. And let us hopes the hearts and minds of Colonial Village heal in time as well.