"Back Broke Mountain", Way to Die #111, is the third death to be featured in "Come On, Get Deathy", which aired on January 20, 2010.
Plot[]
Marco and Wanda were a couple who went for a walk in the mountain. They had been married for 5 years, but their marriage ended in contempt.
Jessica Leroy, MA, MFT: When you lose respect in a relationship, this is what can happen: it can erode that trust, it can erode the good feelings, within the relationship...
They had talked about getting a divorce, but Marco had a much simpler plan: he planned to kill Wanda, make it look like an accident and spend the money from the insurance with his mistress. Marco said he had to go pee and Wanda told him to move it when he was ready. Marco took out his phone and called his mistress, he confirmed to her that he was going to kill Wanda, then Marco saw Wanda approaching so he hung up and proceeded to execute his evil plan.
Before committing his crime, Marco decided to turn on the enchantment one last time. They reached a mountainside and Marco showed Wanda a 360 degree view of Los Angeles, but Wanda only thought about stopping seeing him. Then that was the last straw and Marco proceeded to carry out his nefarious work - he told Wanda to take a picture together and put his arm on her shoulder. Wanda tried to get him to let go of her and accidentally threw him off the mountainside. The fall caused multiple fractures, injuries and trauma.
Dr. DJ Green: Someone that falls... from 2 to 3 stories and lands on their face... can result in facial fractures, skull fractures, bleeding from the brain as it collides with the inside of skull, and likely trauma to the spinal column...
Killing him and sending him to Hell where he belonged, leaving Wanda horrified.
Narrator: As much as Wanda wanted to get rid of Marco, this was not how she imagined it. Marco's plan didn't just backfire... it broke his back.
Transcript[]
(Wah Wah Death is playing)
Narrator: Sometimes things aren't as they seem. Take these 2 hikers for example. Marco and Wanda seem to be just another married couple out for a hike. They don't appear to be the happiest of couples, but if Wanda knew just how truly unhappy her husband was, she would've skip the hike,
Marco: Go!
Narrator: and call the police.
Wanda: What a douche...
(Wanda air kicks Marco so she would kick his ass)
Jessica Leroy, MA, MFT: When you lose respect in a relationship, this is what can happen: it can erode that trust, it can erode the good feelings, within the relationship...
Marco: We just ran...
Narrator: After 5 years their marriage was on the rocks.
Wanda: Your ass is getting bigger.
Narrator: They already discuss divorce. But Marco had a much simpler plan:
Marco: Hey, I gotta take a leak.
(Tango Death is playing)
Wanda: Make sure you jiggle it when it's done.
(Instead of taking a pee, Marco takes his phone to call someone)
Narrator: He was going to kill her. Make it look like an accident and spend all the insurance money with his mistress.
Marco: Yeah. I'm going to do it, baby, yeah. I got- I got to go!
(As Marco saw Wanda gets close in boredom, he hangs up)
Marco: Let's go. You ready?
Wanda: Yeah.
(Later, they reach the cliff, Baroque Death is playing)
Marco: Look at this view. This is like a 280-degree view here.
Narrator: Marco thought he'd be able to turn on the charm one last time before he did the dirty deed. But Wanda wasn't buying it.
Wanda: You know what this view reminds me of? Why I can't stand looking at you anymore.
(Creepy Death is playing)
Narrator: That was the last straw.
(Marco gets close to Wanda, about to take a "last" picture)
Marco: Come on, baby. Let's get a picture together.
Narrator: It was time for divorce, Marco-style.
Wanda: Get off.
(Wanda wants Marco to get his hand off her arm, but accidentally shoves Marco off the edge of the cliff)
-Wanda: (SCREAMS)
-Marco: Whoa!
(Suspense Procedural is playing, the CGI Marco falls off the cliff, destroying his head, too much shock for Wanda for what has she done)
Dr. DJ Green: Someone that falls... from 2 to 3 stories and lands on their face...
(CGI Marco bounces off, causing the knees to fracture too, and then the chest and back bone)
Dr. DJ Green: can result in facial fractures, skull fractures, bleeding from the brain as it collides with the inside of skull, and likely trauma to the spinal column...
(Wanda checks Marco's body, [] is playing)
Narrator: As much as Wanda wanted to get rid of Marco,
Wanda: (Gasps) Oh my god!
Narrator: this was NOT how she imagined it.
(Recap of Marco taking selfie with Wanda but Wanda wants Marco to get his hand off her arm)
Marco: Smile for the picture.
Wanda: Get off.
(Wanda accidentally shoves Marco off the edge of the cliff)
Narrator: Marco's plan didn't just backfire...
Wanda: (SCREAMS)
Narrator: it broke his back.
Segment Nicknames[]
- Tumble Down the Mountain
- Rocked Out Relationship
Foreign Names[]
- LA sehen und sterben (See and Die in LA) - German dub
- Divorcio Mortal (Deadly Divorce) - Latin American Spanish dub
- Partiéndose el lomo (Breaking the Back) - European Spanish dub
- Vista de Costas (View from the Back) - Brazilian Portuguese dub
- Montaniya kusaga drezak (Killed by the Mountain) - Lazoran dub
- Wstrząs przedrozwodowy (Pre-Divorce Shock) - Polish voice-over (Old)
- Nielot (Flightless) - Polish voice-over (New)
Cast and Interviewees[]
- Paolo Carascon - Marco (Lead: Intended victim)
- Misha Krepon - Wanda (Lead)
- Jessica Leroy, MA, MFT - Herself (Psychotherapist)
- Dr. DJ Green - Himself (Trauma Surgeon)
Goof[]
- When Marco is shown falling down the mountain, he's obviously a dummy replica.
Trivia[]
- On the CGI, it shows Marco bouncing off the mountainside. But in the live action segment, Marco falls off the mountain and stops.
- This death takes place on October 26, 2008 in the German dub.
- This is based on several deaths from cliff falls.
- This death was recorded at the same location as Ball 'n Pain.
- This death takes place 6 years before Par For The Corpse.
- This is the second and last of two deaths which is a pun on the movie "Brokeback Mountain". The other one is Broke-Back Cowboy.
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