Place of Shadows story

ahp1x22 · 1956-02-26

Ray Clements travels to a monastery to get revenge on a crook who is taking sanctuary there. Father Vincente advises him to choose forgiveness, and Clements is forced to leave. Clements later kills the crook's partner in self- defense and takes sanctuary at the same monastery. He tells Father Vincente that he no longer wants revenge, but the crook has already died. Directed by: Robert Stevens. Story by: Robert C. Dennis.

8 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 2 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
actions have consequences choice Brother Gerard extolled Ray to consider his actions carefully because we can never undo a life taken. After shooting Unser we heard Ray's conscience and that he would never forget the face of the man he had killed.
Christianity major We saw a Christian monastery, heard religious talk by the abbot, and Ray observed a mass.
murder major Ray went to the monastery to kill Rocco. Ray was suspected by the police of having murdered a man in the train station. The abbot asked if Ray would commit murder in the monastery.
sacred sanctuary major Both Rocco and Ray had taken sanctuary in a monastery.
the desire for vengeance major Ray was inconsolable and wanted to kill Rocco even after Ray had had his money returned.
theft major Rocco had stolen $13,000 from Ray, who in turn had "borrowed" it from his company.
coping with the death of a parent minor Ray's father had recently died of a heart attack.
law enforcement minor Two police officers came to the monastery looking for Ray.