
Easterbrook then stumbles back to his apartment in a crazed daze, and picks up a newspaper emblazoned with the headline that's he's died a horrible death. On the show, Easterbrook ends up killing Osborne and burning his place down (he's merely arrested by Lejeune in the book). And while the person behind the murders is basically the same-the over-eager Osborne is the head of the operation in both works-the final few minutes of the show are anything but satisfying or happy. In fact, the audience hates Easterbrook by the end, when it's revealed that he killed his first wife, was cheating on his second, and pretty much only cares about himself when those around him are dying. The show's ending is anything but happy-to start, there's no Ginger for Easterbrook to happily end up with.
