Ruthless by William DeMille

How does Judson Webb cause his own death in "Ruthless"? Be sure to identify the most important lines of dialogue or events in the story and explain how they cause an important decision or action to take place.

Judson Webb causes his own death by trying to poison whoever was stealing his whiskey.

Explanation:

Judson Webb realizes that his whiskey is being stolen. This theft is in small quantities and does not cause any harm to Judson's life, however he decides that he will poison the thief. His wife tells him that this robbery is super and no one should prove the death of another human being, but Judoson says that the robbery makes him extremely angry and for this reason he decides to put poison in the whiskey bottle, so that the thief dies poisoned when trying to steal whiskey again.

However, one day Judson falls and hits his head hard on the ground. His friend tries to revive him by giving him whiskey to drink, but his friend gives him the poisoned whiskey and so Judoson ends up dying.