The Last Dark Step story
Brad Taylor wants to marry his new girlfriend Janice Wright, but his other girlfriend, Leslie Lenox, refuses to let him go. Brad takes Leslie swimming and drowns her in the ocean, but when he returns home he is arrested for the murder of Janice, whom Leslie has stabbed to death. Directed by: Herschel Daugherty. Story by: Margaret Manners, William Fay.
13 total · 7 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | The story revolved around Brad telling his girlfriend Leslie that he was leaving her for another woman and its sordid aftermath. |
| coping with romantic rejection | major | Leslie was mighty upset when Brad proposed to marry another woman. |
| hell hath no fury like a woman scorned | major | Leslie was mighty upset when Brad proposed to marry another woman. She made various threats about causing problems, and also stabbed her rival to death. |
| how to murder someone and get away with it | major | Brad cleverly planned the murder of his girlfriend, Leslie. He made sure to park her car near the site of her murder beforehand. |
| ironic twist of fate | major | Brad seemingly committed the perfect murder. Through an ironic twist of fate, however, his victim had committed her own murder and Brad was charged for that instead. |
| murder | major | Brad killed Leslie. Leslie killed Janice. |
| romantic jealousy | major | Leslie was jealous of Janice over Brad. |
| creative writing | minor | Leslie was up late writing a television script. |
| engaged couple | minor | Brad and Janice had agreed to get married. |
| gold digging | minor | According to Leslie, Brad was with her at least in part because she sponsored his lifestyle. |