Sweeney Todd never wanted to kill the nebbish Lucy in the first place. She was the one person around whom his life revolved. read more
Sweeney Todd never wanted to kill the nebbish Lucy in the first place. She was the one person around whom his life revolved. He was given the impression by Mrs Lovett that she was dead, when in truth, all she ever said was that she poisoned herself with arsenic from the apothecary, from which the barber presumes his beloved to be dead. read more
Eventually, when Johanna is upstairs at the barber shop, Lucy pursues her up the stairs, believing Turpin's minion Beadle Bamford to be in Todd's shop. Todd then shows up and Lucy begins to recognize him. He, however, does not recognize her, cuts her throat and drops her body down the chute. read more