The Turn of the Tide story
A lawyer is planning the perfect murder of an enemy of his. He plans meticulously, but there is one thing he's overlooked. Directed by: Ray Danton. Story by: C. S. Forester.
5 total · 3 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| how to murder someone and get away with it | major | Amos Slade was convinced get away with murdering a man by making sure nobody ever found the body. |
| murder | major | Lawyer Amos Slade's years of experience led him to believe that most murderers are never caught. The story then followed his planning and going through with murdering a man. |
| poetic justice | major | Slade tried to dispose of his victim's body at sea but got pulled away with it (rigor mortis had set in) and drowned. |
| inequality in the justice system | minor | Martha put to Mr. Slade that there is different justice for rich and poor. |
| serial murder | minor | It was mentioned that the Northside Stabber had tallied 15 victims and remained at large. |