The World's Oldest Motive story
A married man gets the chance to marry his girlfriend when an outsider offers to kill his wife. Directed by: Harry Morgan. Story by: Lewis Davidson.
12 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| disintegrating romantic relationship | choice | Alex and his wife discussed a few times how their marriage had gone down the drain. The disintegration continued throughout the story and culminated in an attempted spouse murder. |
| con artistry | major | It turned out the murder corporation was just a ruse invented by Richard and Fiona to scam Alex. |
| divorce | major | Alex and Angela discussed divorce perpetually. Alex told Fiona that Angela wouldn't grant one, but Angela said she'd go along with it any time. Alex apparently refused because he thought Angela would get a big settlement. |
| extramarital affair | major | Alex Marrow was having an affair with Fiona McNiece. |
| hitman occupation | major | Richard Schustak was an unusual type of killer for hire: he worked for a company that arranged "accidents". |
| husband and wife | major | Alex tried to have his somewhat unpleasant wife, Angela, killed so that he could be with his mistress. |
| man and mistress | major | Alex had a lover who was trying to dump him. |
| spouse murder | major | Alex contracted a firm specializing in spouse murders to do away with his disagreeable wife. |
| collecting objects | minor | Alex treasured his stamp collection. |
| golf | minor | Alex and Richard talked business at the golf course. |