Diagnosis: Danger story
While Health Department officials try to contain an anthrax outbreak, police try to identify the man who died from the disease. Directed by: Sydney Pollack. Story by: Roland Kibbee.
15 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| contagious disease in society | choice | The point of the story was to imagine how local authorities might react if a contagious disease (anthrax, in this instance) was discovered in its earliest stages. |
| boss and employee | major | Daniel was told off by his boss several times for being a loose canon, etc. |
| law enforcement | major | The story concerned the collaboration of the local health department with the local law enforcement. |
| medical occupation | major | The story concerned the collaboration of the local health department with the local law enforcement. |
| bureaucracy | minor | Daniel complained about the nuisance of having to go through "proper channels". |
| coping with a loose cannon | minor | Daniel was told off by his boss several times for being a loose canon. In particular, his boss objected when Daniel took it upon himself to inform the press about the pulmonary anthrax outbreak that was imminent. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | minor | Mrs. Chitava broke down while being questioned about the circumstances surrounding her husband's death from anthrax. |
| extramarital affair | minor | Mrs. Fletcher had been with her lover in Mexico when he bought an anthrax infected bongo drum. |
| human phobia | minor | A little girl was exceedingly fearful of being jabbed (trypanophobia) with an anti-rabies shot every day for 30 days. [fear of needles] |
| husband and wife | minor | Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs. Chitava each spoke about their respective husband briefly. |