Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog story
A woman faces the consequences for refusing to help a gentleman and his beaten girlfriend. Directed by: Charles F. Haas. Story by: Lee Erwin.
11 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| fear of being alone | choice | Karen hysterically pressured her reluctant husband to cancel his business trip and drive many hours in order to come home and comfort her as she got scared of being home alone. In the end, her fear was justified when her home was broken into by three ruffians. |
| be wary of strangers | major | Karen refused to let a stranger into her home to use the phone, and was later assured she did the right thing by the deputy sheriff. Indeed, the entire story turns on whether she should have turned away the stranger at her door. |
| husband and wife | major | Karen hysterically pressured her reluctant husband to cancel his business trip and drive many hours in order to come home and comfort her as she got scared of being home alone. |
| murder | major | Central to the story is that a young woman has been assaulted and ended up dead. Karen and other residents were fearful while the culprit was still at large. The three ruffians were planning to kill Karen. |
| sexual assault | major | While not made explicit (due to the prudishness of contemporary television standards), the fact that the three young male hoodlums assaulted young girls for the fun of it (this they made abundantly clear) strongly suggests rape. |
| coping with the death of a lover | minor | Manuel broke down in tears when the physician informed him that his lover didn't make it. |
| facing a home invader | minor | The story concerns the trials and tribulations of a house wife who is afraid of strangers when she is left alone at home on cloudy, foggy days by her big shot husband. |
| friendship | minor | Karen was separately friends with the writer Simon, as well as the three strapping young surfers. |
| law enforcement | minor | Deputy Sheriff Geary come to Karen's home to verify Manuel's alibi. |
| medical occupation | minor | Dr. Foster broke the news to Manuel that his lover didn't make it. |