Accidental Death story
Steve and Jane are con artists who gain access to people's homes claiming to be doing research into polish. While there, they assess the valuables in the house for later theft. Coming across a scruffy old man, they hear that he is actually rich but they underestimate him. Directed by: TBA. Story by: Denis Cannan.
4 total · 3 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Petty criminals Steve and Jane were endeavoring to burgle enough valuables to make off to Australia. |
| burglary | major | Steve and Jane came to an English village posing as market researchers in order to case local houses for later robbery. |
| ironic twist of fate | major | A shotgun toting Percy slipped on a banana peal and accidentally shot Steve upon stumbling in on Steve and Jane burgling his house. Percy died instantly from the fall. But as fate would have it Percy was the only person in town with the blood type to match Steve, who was at the hospital in need of a massive blood transfusion. |
| unemployment in society | minor | Jane quipped about how a man lectured her on there being enough jobs for everyone so long as the unemployed would take the initiative to look for them. |