The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow story
A man hatches a plot to keep his wife's rich aunt from exposing him. Directed by: Robert Stevens. Story by: Alvin Sargent.
15 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| what if I got accidentally locked in somewhere | choice | Mrs. Snow's titular ordeal was that she'd gotten locked inside an airtight vault by her scheming nephew-in-law with little hope of getting out alive. |
| aunt and niece | major | Lorna was under the guardianship of her wealthy aunt, Mrs. Snow. |
| coping with a moocher | major | Mrs. Snow had had misgivings about Bruce from the start, not the least because she had to secretly cover some of his gambling debts. Just how far he would go to lay hands on her money, however, she could not have expected until she found out that he forged her names on checks. |
| coping with being in debt | major | Bruce stooped to forging checks in his wealthy aunt-in-law's name to repay his gambling debts he owed to characters of ill-repute. |
| criminal fraud | major | Bruce stooped to forging checks in his wealthy aunt-in-law's name to fund his gambling habit. |
| husband and wife | major | Bruce and Lorna Richmond. |
| in-law relationship | major | Bruce plotted to knock off his wealthy aunt-in-law, Mrs. Snow. |
| problem gambling | major | Bruce stooped to forging checks in his wealthy aunt-in-law's name to cover his losses at the track. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | minor | Clutching her diamond ring, Mrs. Snow longed for her departed husband while trapped in the airtight vault. |
| disintegrating romantic relationship | minor | Bruce and Lorna's marriage quickly began fraying at the edges when she started uncovering clues that he was defrauding her aunt, and maybe even trying to murder the same aunt. |