The Absence of Emily story
Norma has inherited a large estate and allows her sister Emily and brother-in- law Bob to live there. Emily disappears and Norma believes that Bob has killed her for an insurance pay out. She and a detective investigate. Directed by: Alan GibsonJohn Rosenberg. Story by: Jack RitchieDramatisation by.
10 total · 7 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| brother-in-law and sister-in-law | major | Bob plotted to make his sister-in-law Norma believe he had murdered her sister Emily. |
| coping with having a bad reputation | major | Bob appeared to be somewhat disconcerted about people in town thinking he had murdered his wife Emily. In particular, people were gawking at him at the pub. |
| husband and wife | major | Bob and Emily. |
| inheritance fight | major | We learned that Norma got her father to change his will on his death bed so that she inherited everything, and Emily practically nothing. |
| sister and sister | major | Emily and Norma. |
| spouse murder | major | The women convinced themselves that Bob was a serial spouse murderer. |
| what if I was accused of a crime that I didn't commit | major | Bob appeared to be worried about the people accusing him of murdering his wife, but it turned out to be all part of his plot to get his hands on Norma's inheritance. |
| coping with the death of a family member | minor | Norma presumed that her sister Emily was as good as gone. |
| greed for riches | minor | Bob was accused of marrying women for their money and then murdering them. |
| blackmail | not | The form of blackmail Bob and Emily perpetrated on Norma was likely not of the criminal variety. In particular, they told Norma they would sue her for slander, which Norma was guilty of, unless Norma agreed to share her inheritance with them. |