Not the Running Type story
Mild-mannered Milton Potter steals $200,000 from his place of work and surrenders to the police. After 12 years in prison, Potter is released and returns the money to the police, ending his parole. However, Potter has earned $150,000 from investing the stolen money, and uses the profits to travel the world in luxury. Directed by: Arthur Hiller. Story by: Henry Slesar, Jerry Sohl.
13 total · 3 choice · 2 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| greed for riches | choice | Milton desired to live an easy life and stole $200,000 from his workplace to make it a reality. |
| human aspiration | choice | Milton aspired to travel the world and stole $200,000 from his workplace to make it a reality. |
| theft | choice | Milton embezzled $200,000 from his place of work as part of an elaborate plot to ensure he'd spend his golden years traveling the world in luxury. |
| law enforcement | major | Two police captains worked on Milton's embezzlement case with marked interest. |
| the need to travel | major | Milton embezzled $200,000 from his place of work as part of an elaborate plot to turn his dream of traveling the world into a reality. |
| boss and employee | minor | Milton's employer went on at length about his thoughts on Milton. |
| compound interest | minor | Milton told a fellow cruise ship passenger that he'd made $150,000 in interest over 12 years from a principal of $200,000 in no small part owing to the interest compounding over time. |
| fingerprinting | minor | The narrator highlighted this tool of forensic science. |
| remorse | minor | Milton expressed remorse over having stolen $200,000 from his place of work. |
| resisting a temptation | minor | Milton described the temptation he had been unable to resist while handling all that company money. |