Rich boys who, after bringing the family department store chain to the brink of bankruptcy, got caught bonusing themselves for their management skills just a few weeks before they tried to stiff the company’s creditors and employees. When they got caught and were forced to return the bonuses (as opposed to being charged, convicted and sentenced the way normal people would for the same sort of stunt) the Eaton boys were lauded for their breeding and noblesse oblige.. It’s probably worth noting that despite their noble breeding and behavior, creditors got stiffed, the employees lost their jobs, and when the shit hit the fan, the Eaton Boys were at the cottage.