A Tangled Web story
A married man with a life of crime stands trial for murder. Directed by: Alf Kjellin. Story by: Nicholas Blake (novel), James Bridges (teleplay).
21 total · 1 choice · 12 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| love conquers all | choice | A central point of the story was driven home several times: Maria's love for David was blind to his various maleficencies even when he was convicted of cold blooded murder. This was an ongoing argument between the young lovers and their cynical friend, Karl. Indeed, Maria remained steadfastly convinced of his innocence, and threatened to commit suicide in order to aid him. |
| burglary | major | David broke into houses and made off with valuables therein. |
| false friend | major | David and Maria remained convinced that Karl was their friend even as it became obvious to the viewer that Karl was jealous and plotting their doom. |
| husband and wife | major | David and Maria tied the knot. The story follows the trials and tribulations of their holy union. |
| mending one's wicked ways | major | For his love of Maria, David set out to mend his jewel thieving ways. |
| murder | major | The story leads up to David being framed for murder by Karl. |
| robbery | major | While breaking into houses, David was not above confronting the inhabitants with violent intent before making off with their most priced possessions. |
| romantic jealousy | major | Karl was jealous of David and Maria's steadfast love for each other, and did what he could to break them apart so that he could make a move on Maria himself. |
| romantic love | major | Maria unconditional loved her criminal fiancée/husband David. |
| sacrifice for a loved one | major | For David's sake, Maria stepped out on a ledge and threatened to commit suicide. For her sake, David said that he had indeed murdered the caretaker that he was (almost certainly, although the story leaves room for doubt) falsely convicted of killing. |