"I told Mr. Getts that the idea of prepaying for a funeral was not just creepy, but not a good idea. What happens if a person prepays and doesn't die for thirty years?"
"Maybe that's what happened here. The guy was fifteen years old when they prepaid and he grew another seven inches."
"Don't be silly, Steve, they don't put a coffin on layaway, waiting until the person dies. I think Mr. Getts is trying to save money. The price of coffins has gone up from the time the guy paid and anything over six feet long is a hefty extra cost."
"Do you think we should say something to the family?"
"What, and lose our job? NO."
"So, how are we going to fit Rodney here in this coffin?"
"If we take off his shoes and turn his knees sideways we should be able to squash him in. We need to make sure, however, that they don't have a fully open coffin for the viewing."
"What if the family finds out?"
"How are they going to find out?" Once the body is in the ground, no one will know."
----There actually was an incident in which a prepaid funeral resulted in a 6'7" body was placed in a 6' coffin.
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