The Crocodile Case story
Jack Lyons and Phyllis Chaundry are married after Jack kills Phyllis' first husband, but Phyllis is unhappy because Jack lost the crocodile dressing case that her late husband was returning to her on the night of his murder. When the police finally find the case, Jack identifies it based on the initials, but that gives away his guilt, because the initials were only placed on the case just before the murder. Directed by: Don Taylor. Story by: Roy Vickers, Robert C. Dennis.
10 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| murder | choice | The story turned on Jack taking pains to not get caught for having murdered his lover Phyllis' husband. |
| female stereotype | major | Phyllis was a stereotypically spoiled and selfish young woman because (as Jack said) men had been too nice to her all her life, starting with her dad. |
| husband and wife | major | Jack and Phyllis tied the knot a year after Jack killed Phyllis' first husband. |
| law enforcement | major | The police were investigating the murder of Phyllis' first husband. |
| coping with a loved one being missing | minor | Phyllis was somewhat concerned when her husband Arthur went missing. |
| coping with a spoiled brat | minor | After Phyllis went to Scotland Yard against Jack's wishes, Jack angrily told her that she'd been spoiled by the men in her life, starting with her father. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | minor | Phyllis erupted into crocodile tears upon being informed by the police of her husband's death. |
| extramarital affair | minor | Jack murdered his lover Phyllis' husband so that the pair could themselves marry. |
| theft | minor | The tramp Dan Mintz had stolen the dressing case. |
| what if I was accused of a crime that I didn't commit | minor | The tramp Dan Mintz was accused of murder and might have gone to prison had the story not taken a turn. |