You Got to Have Luck story
Sam Cobbett has just broken out of prison and enters the house of Mary Schaffner while her husband is away. Cobbett makes Mary cook for him, dismiss her neighbors when they come by, and pretend that everything is okay over the phone when her mother calls. Cobbett believes that he can take his time, but the police suddenly arrive to arrest him. They were tipped off by Mary's mother — Mary is deaf and should not have answered the phone. Directed by: Robert Stevens. Story by: S. R. Ross, Eustace & Francis Cockrell.
8 total · 2 choice · 3 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| facing a home invader | choice | Mary was terrorized in her home by an escaped prisoner while her husband was away. |
| what if I fell into the clutches of a person with malicious intent | choice | Mary was at the mercy of a renegade and desperate criminal who threatened her in various ways. |
| being on the run from the law | major | The police launched a manhunt for Sam after he broke out from the state penitentiary. |
| deafness | major | In a surprise twist, it turned out that Mary was deaf all along, and that she'd gotten by reading lips. |
| fear for one's life | major | Mary feared for her life at times while the escaped convict Sam held her captive in her own home. |
| husband and wife | minor | Mary and David Schaffner. |
| law enforcement | minor | The police were on a manhunt for a prisoner who'd escaped from the state penitentiary. |
| neighbor and neighbor | minor | Mary was coerced into shooing away her next door neighbor. |