Death Can Add story
Alan Corwin, an auditor in a city investment firm, is approached by Oliver Platt, another member of the firm, to cover up his use of company money. For a price, he agrees, but Corwin's secretary and girlfriend is ignorant to the arrangement. Directed by: Graham Evans. Story by: Philip Ketchum.
7 total · 4 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| blackmail | major | Alan tried to blackmail Oliver. |
| criminal fraud | major | Oliver was apparently defrauding the investment firm he worked for. |
| infatuation | major | Oliver and the young firm secretary Leila became mutually besotted. |
| the desire for professional success | major | Ambitious investment firm manager Oliver started looking for position at other companies when a higher up denied his request to be granted stock. |
| ironic twist of fate | minor | Oliver arranged to blow Alan up with a briefcase bomb, but in an ironic twist of fate found that his secretary had stolen back the briefcase thinking it contained the money. |
| pecking order | minor | Oliver went over the head of a senior partner regarding an investment opportunity. |
| suicide | minor | Oliver told Leila the story of how his father had shot himself after falling into debt. |