Why was Rita killed in The Accountant?

Rita was killed in The Accountant because she had become a liability to her brother as per the film.

The Accountant is an American action thriller film written by Bill Dubuque and directed by Gavin O'Connor that was released in 2016. The film follows Christian Wolff, a forensic accountant who works to clean up the financial and accounting records of criminals and terrorist organizations. It stars Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K Simmons, Jon Bernthal, and several others. The film premiered in October 2016 and received rave reviews from both fans and critics. A sequel is in the works starring a large majority of the same cast and will be released in April 2025.

Why was Rita killed in The Accountant?

Christian Wolff is hired to look into financial irregularities on the company's books after the CEO of Living Robotics, Lamar Blackburn, and his sister Rita discover financial issues. Christian does exactly that and discovers, over the course of one night, that $61 million had been stolen from the company over the previous fifteen years. He discloses this to Rita, CEO Lamar Blackburn's sister, that he has yet to identify the thief.

However, Ed Chilton, the CFO, is later assassinated and framed as the thief by Lamar Blackburn, who then hires two hitmen to kill Wolff. After evading the two hitmen, Wolff decides to visit Rita because she is the only person he informs about how close he has been to finding the thieves. However, when Wolff arrives at Rita's flat, he discovers her dead with a bullet wound to the forehead. It is later discovered that her brother, Lamar Blackburn, assassinated her because she was getting close to the truth.

Which was that Blackburn had created and orchestrated a complex scheme involving financial fraud and corporate espionage. It also emerges that Lamar hired Braxton, Wolff's brother, to do the job as he wanted to eliminate any outliers before a multi-billion deal was completed.

Who portrays Rita in The Accountant?

Jean Elizabeth Smart portrays Rita Blackburn in The Accountant. She is an American actress who is best known for her work across film, television, and theatre productions. Born on September 13th, 1951, Smart has won several awards since she made her acting debut in 1975 including six Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards amongst others. She first rose into the spotlight with her role in Designing Women and then won several Emmys for her role on Frazier, Samantha Who, Hacks, and more. Smart has also acted in a catalog of films over the years including I Heart Huckabees, A Simple Favour, Project X, Sweet Home Alabama, and more.