Hit and Run story
Roger Ashburn, a young doctor is deeply in love with his beautiful wife, but, she doesn't feel the same way. He arranges a dinner party with some of his friends, but, she disappears afterwards. Roger is desperately worried, but, there is a surprise in store. Directed by: Peter Hammond. Story by: Patricia Moyes.
10 total · 7 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with a loved one being missing | major | We are led to believe that Roger thought his wife was missing. |
| coping with getting dumped | major | Roger was seemingly devastated when his wife suddenly left him. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | major | The viewer is led to believe that Roger thought his wife had died. |
| greed for riches | major | Roger and Mary hatched an elaborate plot to cash in on Mary's life insurance policy by faking her death. Someone tried to blackmail Roger and Mary at the end into getting a large check of the insurance payout. |
| husband and wife | major | Dr. Roger Ashburn and Mary Ashburn. Dr. Steve Hutchins and Carol Hutchins. |
| insurance fraud | major | Roger, his wife Mary, and Joan defrauded an insurance company. |
| obsessive love | major | We heard say that Roger was obsessively besotted with his runaway wife. |
| blackmail | minor | Someone tried to blackmail Roger and Mary at the end into getting a large check of the insurance payout. |
| extramarital affair | minor | Roger gave people the impression that his wife must have run off with a rich man that she'd been having an affair with. |
| loser character | minor | Roger moped to Steve and Carol about how he was a miserable failure in life. |