Death of a Cop story
A police officer plots the punishment of his son's killer. Directed by: Joseph M. Newman. Story by: Leigh Brackett (teleplay), Douglas Warner (novel).
16 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the desire for vengeance | choice | When the law failed him, Detective Paul Reardon took the law into his own hands to avenge the execution style killing of his son, and partner on the force, at the hands of a neighborhood crime syndicate. |
| coping with the death of a child | major | Detective Paul Reardon was left devastated by the execution style killing of his son, and partner on the force, Philip. The pharmacist spoke of having lost a son in the Korean War. |
| father and son | major | Paul and Philip Reardon were a father and son detective duo on the police force, until such time as Philip was execution style murdered by members of a neighborhood crime syndicate. Paul made it his mission to bring the killer to justice by whatever means necessary. |
| humans in pairs | major | The father and son, buddy cop, crime fighting duo Paul and Philip Reardon were at the heart of the story. |
| illegal drug trade | major | The Lane Gang was dealing in heroin. |
| law enforcement | major | The story follows Detective Paul Reardon as he investigates the execution style murder of his son, and partner on the force, at the hands of a neighborhood crime syndicate. |
| murder | major | The story centers around the execution style murder of a young police detective and its aftermath. |
| organized crime | major | Detective Paul Reardon was on a mission to bring the Lane Gang, a neighborhood crime syndicate dealing in heroin, to justice. |
| drug abuse | minor | Paul identified the would-be liquor store robber as a neighborhood heroin addict. |
| husband and wife | minor | Alice consoled her husband, Paul, over the tragic death of their son, Philip, at the hands of gangsters. |