The Older Sister story
Based on the Lizzie Borden murders, and set one year after Lizzie was acquitted for the murder of her parents. Ambitious reporter Nell Cutts barges into the home of the Borden sisters Lizzie (Mathews) and Emma in the hopes of an exclusive interview. Cutts' aggressive questioning causes Emma distress, but it turns out that Emma killed their parents, and Lizzie was merely trying to protect her. Directed by: Robert Stevens. Story by: Lillian de la Torre, Robert C. Dennis.
11 total · 3 choice · 5 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| matricide | choice | Lizzie was accused of having killed her mother but it was Emma who did the deed. |
| patricide | choice | Lizzie was accused of having killed her father but it was Emma who did the deed. |
| sister and sister | choice | Lizzie covered up her sister Emma having ax murdered their parents. |
| breaking the law to cover up another crime | major | Lizzie broke the law in order to cover for Emma. |
| coping with the death of a parent | major | Lizzie and Emma's parents had been murdered a year prior. |
| hatred | major | Lizzie and Emma discussed that they hated their wicked parents. |
| journalism | major | The reporter Nell Cutts was seeking an exclusive interview with the Border sisters. |
| mental illness | major | Nell asked if there was a history of insanity in the family. In the end, we saw that Emma was more than a little bit neurotic. |
| father and daughter | minor | Lizzie and Emma spoke of their late father |
| master and pet | minor | Lizzie's cat had also been brutally slain. |