Coming Home story
Harry Beggs leaves prison with over $1,600 of back pay from 20 years of working in the prison work camps. He stops at a bar and is tricked by a young woman named Angela into getting drunk, and all of his money is stolen. Later Harry goes to his estranged wife Edith's house for a reunion, and is dismayed to meet Angela there — she is his daughter. Directed by: Alf Kjellin. Story by: Henry Slesar.
12 total · 3 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| husband and wife | major | Harry went to re-unite with his estranged wife Edith. |
| reunion with a loved one | major | Harry went to see his wife after spending 20 years in the slammer with no visits from her. |
| theft | major | Harry had his hard-earned $1,600 stolen from him by Angela. |
| divorce | minor | Edith affirmed to her estranged husband, Harry, that she didn't believe in divorce. |
| father and daughter | minor | The story concluded with the revelation that Angela was Harry's unknown daughter. |
| mother and daughter | minor | Edith interacted with her daughter toward the end of the story. |
| murder | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock showcased a prefab body-disposal unit. No more messy mixing of cement. |
| price inflation in society | minor | Harry grumbled about how pay phone calls used to cost a nickle upon being told the current cost in a dime. |
| robbery | minor | Harry had been convicted for shooting at a cop during a robbery, we heard. |
| substance intoxication | minor | Harry got drunk and lost 20 years of hard earned pay. |