A True Account story
Mrs. Cannon-Hughes visits a lawyer, Paul Brett, to tell him of her suspicions that her husband Gilbert Hughes murdered his first wife. Soon afterward, Gilbert dies, supposedly of suicide. Mrs. Cannon-Hughes and Brett begin a relationship and get married, but when Brett accidentally discovers that Mrs. Cannon-Hughes killed both Gilbert and his first wife, Mrs. Cannon-Hughes kills him as well. Directed by: Leonard Horn. Story by: Rupert Croft-Cooke.
15 total · 5 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| husband and wife | major | Mrs. Cannon-Hughes began a relationship with Gilbert and they soon married. Gilbert poisoned his invalid first wife, or so it seemed. Mrs. Cannon-Hughes married her lawyer, Brett, and summarily killed him. |
| legal occupation | major | The story concerned the professional experiences of a lawyer, who also was the narrator. |
| medical occupation | major | The story concerned the nurse Mrs. Cannon-Hughes (née Cannon) and her professional experiences. Alfred Hitchcock was treated by a nurse as part of his sketch. |
| poison murder | major | In Mrs. Cannon-Hughes' telling it appeared that Gilbert had poisoned his first wife with an overdose of medicine. In fact Mrs. Cannon-Hughes was the poison murderess. She had also poisoned Gilbert, said Paul. |
| spouse murder | major | Mrs. Cannon-Hughes alleged that Gilbert had killed his first wife. Mrs. Cannon-Hughes killed both Gilbert and Paul after marrying them. |
| controlling partner | minor | In Mrs. Cannon-Hughes's telling, Gilbert wouldn't let her see any of her old friends after having married him. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | minor | Gilbert was distraught after the death of his first wife. |
| funeral rite | minor | Mrs. Cannon-Hughes attended her husband's funeral service. |
| gold digging | minor | As we piece the facts together at the end, we must conclude that Mrs. Cannon-Hughes was avariciously digging for gold when she disposed of the competition and married the wealthy Gilbert, whom she later murdered. |
| loneliness | minor | Mrs. Cannon-Hughes said Gilbert was just lonesome after the death of his wife. |