ðeɪ mˌeɪk vˈiəɹəz lˈaɪf ʌnhˈæpi æz ðeɪ bˈɪkɚɹ ˈɛvɹi dˈeɪ, bˌʌt ˌɔn lˈɜːnɪŋ ðæt mˈɔːd hɐz pˈaʊnd twˈɛnti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pˈaʊnd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ,ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv æz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, pɜːɹ ɪnflˈeɪʃən dˈuː ɪn hɜː wˈɪltə vˈiəɹə, stˈænli plˈænz tə dˈiːl wɪð mˈɔːd wˈʌns ænd fɔːɹ ˈɔːl baɪ ˌɪntəfˈɪɹɪŋ wɪð hɜː mˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃən.
They make Vera's life unhappy as they bicker every day, but on learning that Maud has £20,000 (£284,825 as of 2019, per inflation) due in her will to Vera, Stanley plans to deal with Maud once and for all by interfering with her medication.