A Woman's Help story
Arnold is financially dependent on his rich, older wife, but is having an affair. He devises a plan to kill his wife in order to get her money and remarry. Directed by: Bert Salzman. Story by: Henry Slesar.
9 total · 8 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with being ill and indisposed | major | Elizabeth was an invalid and largely confined to a wheelchair. |
| extramarital affair | major | Arnold was having an affair with Miss Grecco. |
| husband and wife | major | Arnold Bourdon and his wealthy, invalid wife Elizabeth Bourdon. |
| infatuation | major | Arnold and Miss Grecco. |
| love triangle | major | Arnold, Elizabeth, Miss Grecco. |
| master and servant | major | Elizabeth fired a maid after having overheard her expressing romantic interest in her husband. She later became wildly jealous of the newly hired servant Miss Grecco. |
| romantic jealousy | major | Wife Elizabeth was jealous of the new house servant Miss Grecco over husband Arnold. |
| spouse murder | major | Arnold plotted to murder his wife Elizabeth, inherit her fortune, and then marry Miss Grecco. Miss Grecco acted as his accomplice. |
| mother and son | minor | Elizabeth inadvertently hired Arnold's mother as their house servant. |