Tramell's Victims in Basic Instinct 1
Prior to and during Basic Instinct, the following people met a violent death, almost all of them killed by Catherine:
| Name | Identity | Method | Supposed Motive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths prior to Basic Instinct | ||||
| Marvin and Elaine Tramell | Catherine's parents | boat explosion | to see if she could get away with it, inheritance | |
| Noah Goldstein | Catherine's college counselor | stabbed with an ice pick | unknown | |
| Manny Vásquez | Catherine's fiance | killed in the ring during a (possibly rigged) boxing match | N/A | |
| Joseph Garner | Elizabeth Garner's husband | Shot during a drive-by shooting | to get back at Elizabeth | |
| Deaths during Basic Instinct | ||||
| Johnny Boz | Catherine's boyfriend | Stabbed with an ice pick during sexual intercourse | to copy her novel and give herself an alibi | |
| Roxy | Catherine's lesbian lover | Car accident while being pursued by Nick | N/A | |
| Officer Martin Nilsen | SFPD Internal Affairs officer | Shot in the head | to put Nick in the same situation as her | |
| Gus Moran | Nick's partner | Stabbed with an ice pick in an elevator | copying her newest book | |
| Elizabeth Garner | Nick's former lover | Shot by Nick | N/A | |
A potential victim of hers is Nick Curran, who is almost stabbed during the film's final scenes. The ending is ambiguous: either Catherine retires from her criminal career for good or only postpones killing Nick. Incidentally, Nick Curran has disappeared by the second movie. During an interview in Spain, Sharon Stone commented that "poor Nick is dead," implying with a swift stabbing motion that an ice pick was indeed used.
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