Who dies in Flowers in the Attic: The Origin Part 4?

Flowers in the Attic: The Origin has had a death every episode. As such, it should have come as no surprise to viewers that the series wouldn’t close out its run with “Part 4: The Martyr” and allow everyone to survive. No, that’d be too easy for this trauma laden show.

Spoilers ahead of Flowers in the Attic: The Origin

Of course, it’s never the characters you’d hope would meet their end that die within the last few minutes of the finale. But, alas, Malcolm Foxworth is still alive by the end of the series, though he’s not exactly kicking. In the first half of the episode, Olivia gets her ultimate revenge.

She thought causing him to fall to his death would be enough, but she realized that his survival meant she could take from him just as he’d taken from her. After all, he was no longer able to speak. He’d lost all sensation and movement in one side of his body. And, due to this, his wheelchair use was limited without assistance from Olivia or the estate servants.

Malcolm was dependent on her. He put up a fight. Even managed to strangle Olivia but, ultimately, he had to do as she said. When Olivia found religion, she became nicer to him. It didn’t change the icy nature of their relationship, but it did mean that she stopped wanting to cause him harm. Her husband, however, still stayed as surly and determined to get his own revenge as ever.

So, if Malcolm survived, who met their end in Flowers in the Attic: The Origin‘s finale? Here’s what we know!

Who dies in Flowers in the Attic: The Origin Part 4?

Christopher Foxworth

After the episode showed us the picturesque life of Christopher and Corrine Foxworth, going as the Dollangangers to hide their identities and their blood relation, we lost Christopher to a car accident. He left behind Corrine, their four children, and a substantial amount of debt that his wife was unaware of until the collectors came calling.

One feature to the pairs relationship in “Part 4: The Marytr,” was the topic of money. Corrine had grown up with wealth but was willing to walk away from it all to be with Christopher. Though she’d found Garland Foxworth’s will which left half of the man’s fortune to Christopher, Malcolm threw it into the fire. His actions meant the two would have make it on their own.

They did, with Christopher working as a doctor, but they were still leaving above their means. Despite her husband repeatedly insisting they could afford all they had and wanted, that was a lie, and Corrine and the children paid the price for that once he was gone. That’s how they end up at Foxworth Hall by the end of the episode.

John Amos

We last saw Amos in the premiere, “Part 1: The Marriage,” after he delivered the news that Olivia’s father, Mr. Winfield, had passed. His return in the finale was sparked by Olivia reaching out to him after Corrine had run away with Christopher.

Without her children, and with her revenge carried out on Malcolm, Olivia was left with nothing but material things. Amos helped her find a spiritual connection to replace the familial bond she missed. The two ran the Foxworth estate together for years, growing closer in their relationship.

So close in fact that Olivia let Amos push her into decisions she likely wouldn’t have made had she not once again put her faith and trust in a man who didn’t deserve it. Unfortunately, she didn’t pick up on this when Amos’ prejudice became apparent when Nella came to visit. While Olivia didn’t overlook his racism, she also didn’t do much to curtail his behavior either.

Olivia also took Amos’ advice and didn’t assist her daughter when Christopher died. He told her that Corrine would come home to her once she had suffered enough. Nella had tried to encourage Olivia to reach out to her daughter immediately, but she didn’t listen.

Due to Corrine sending word that she’d be coming home, Olivia believed Amos had been right after all. She wanted to celebrate and planned to have a nice dinner with her cousin where they’d dress-up for the occasion. But, before they could, Malcolm used his improving mobility to write a message to Amos to inform him that Olivia is a murderer.

Amos took the news in stride and refrained from judgement before hearing Olivia’s account. Relieved, she was happy that it didn’t destroy their relationship, and she opened up to him about the rapes she suffered in her marriage to Malcolm.

Moved by her candor and his love for her, Amos kissed Olivia. She slapped him for it and railed against him over the audacity of his judgement toward her daughter, when he, too, intended on committing incest. Initially, Amos ran away from Olivia after she told him to get out and that he would be leaving her home immediately.

It seemed as if Amos was going to comply, but he surprised Olivia by appearing in her room. He told her that he wouldn’t be going without getting what he was owed. Amos forced himself on Olivia. In the struggle, she grabbed for the scissors on her nightstand and stabbed him in the neck. Just like with Mrs. Steiner, Olivia buried Amos’ body on Foxworth Hall grounds. She also spit on his grave for good measure. That last attack was the straw that broke Olivia entirely.

By the time Corrine came home, Olivia wa a hardened, God fearing woman, whose entire demeanor spelled trouble for the Dollanganger children under her care. Gone was the kind, inquisitive person we’d met at the beginning of the series. In her place was a woman who would inflict harm and trauma on those around her, purposefully or otherwise.