Does the end justify the means?

thats the thoughtprovoking question which comes up in the movie " save the Tiger " with award winning performances of Jack Lemmon and Jack Gilford in this 1973 movie based in LA where a dress manufacturer to salvage his business decides to torch one of his factories to collect insurance payout.... ! is all fair in love and war ? is deperate measures the answer in dire straits? thats the question..... with debatable answers..... don't we all come across this dilemma sometime in our lives.... ! wat do we do then.. does the devil in us take over or the conscience which we know will bother us through our lives get the better of us? do we actually weigh the pros and cons... ??? choices... choices... it comes down to that ... i do not mean to preach or be judgemental.... we all face it... choice we make, make us the person we are today ..... choice we make are based on wat values we grow up with.. its circumstances which challenge those values... thrs always a learning and thats why we are wat we are !!!!