Decoy story
Gil Larkin is upset when he learns that the woman he loves, Mona Cameron, is being abused by her husband Ben. Gil confronts Ben in his office, but someone knocks Gil unconscious and shoots Ben. Gil is briefly apprehended, but after he is released he goes to Mona and realizes that she set him up so she could be with her lover, Ritchie. Mona and Ritchie are arrested. Directed by: Arnold Laven. Story by: Richard George Pedicini, Bernard C. Schoenfeld.
10 total · 1 choice · 2 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| what if I were being framed for a crime | choice | Mona tried to frame Gil for the murder of her own husband. |
| husband and wife | major | Ben and Mona Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. Sasikawa. |
| spouse murder | major | Mona had her husband shot dead under circumstances what would lead Gil to be suspected of having perpetrated the crime. |
| agent and client | minor | Ben was representing the Japanese dancing star Mrs. Sasikawa and the disk jockey Ritchie. |
| domestic violence | minor | Mona lead Gil to believe that she was being physically abused by her husband Ben. |
| law enforcement | minor | Lieutenant Brandt interrogated Gil in connection with the murder of Ben Cameron. |
| love triangle | minor | Mona's lover, Richie, was obviously well known to her husband. The husband called out Richie's name just as Richie shot him dead. |
| music | minor | Gil played one of his original compositions on the piano. |
| the entertainment industry | minor | Ben worked as a talent agent. |
| unrequited love | minor | Gil loved Mona who just wanted to use him to take the fall for her husband's murder. |