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It's the Hitchhiker's idea to let Grandpa "have some fun" and be the one to finish off Sally. Grandpa doesn't get a say in this exactly, because Grandpa doesn't say anything, but as Leatherface and the Hitchhiker get him into place for the kill, the Old Man builds the even older man into a living legend.