Tea Time story
Iris Teleton is threatened with blackmail by her husband Oliver's mistress, Blanche Herbert, who wants them to divorce. In retaliation, Iris kills Blanche, hoping to frame Oliver for the murder. However, Iris was seen by a private detective hired by Oliver, and he is still planning to divorce Iris for another younger mistress. Directed by: Robert Stevens. Story by: Margaret Manners, Kathleen Hite.
11 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| blackmail | choice | Blanche tried to blackmail Iris into divorcing Oliver. |
| extramarital affair | major | Blanche was having an affair with Iris' husband Oliver. In the end Iris discovered that Oliver had another mistress, too. Iris had had an affair with Robert Blanche. |
| gold digging | major | It turned out that both Iris and Blanche were interested in Oliver for his money. |
| husband and wife | major | Iris and Oliver were in a loveless marriage. |
| love triangle | major | Oliver's mistress tried to blackmail his wife, Iris, into divorcing him. |
| archaeology occupation | minor | In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock revealed that archaeology was a hobby of his, and moreover shared some findings in regard to a thousands of years old grave that he'd excavated. |
| divorce | minor | Iris flat out refused to divorce Oliver. In the end, Iris overhead Oliver telling his mistress that he was going to divorce her. |
| murder | minor | The story culminated in Iris shooting dead her would-be blackmailer, Blanche and framing her own husband for the deed. |
| polygamy | minor | In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock spoke of an ancient man who had had two wives, and cleverly related that this man had combined the "family circle" with the "eternal triangle" (i.e. a love triangle). |
| private investigator occupation | minor | Iris overheard Oliver talking with his private investigator over the phone. |