Skeleton in the Cupboard story
Robert Smythe has a dark secret he has kept for twenty years, but old sins have long shadows. Then a young woman comes to the area, inquiring into the past... Directed by: Paul Annett. Story by: Tony Wilmott.
8 total · 6 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| breaking the law to cover up another crime | major | Robert strangled Jane to prevent her from exposing him for having fatally struck a ten year old girl with his car back in the 60s. |
| dangerous driving | major | Robert had killed a girl with his reckless driving 20 years or so ago. |
| having a skeleton in the closet | major | Robert was hiding the fact that he fatally struck a ten year old girl with his car back in the 60s. |
| husband and wife | major | Robert attempted to rekindle his loveless relationship with his wife Margaret. |
| ironic twist of fate | major | Robert murdered a young woman who he thought was trying to uncover his hit-and-run murder but in reality she was only looking for her mother, who turned out to be his wife. |
| parricide | major | Robert strangled a girl who he later learned was his step-daughter to death. Robert had also left a woman to die on the side of the road in a hit-and-run accident in the 60s. |
| the desire for professional success | minor | Robert was delighted with his impending upwards move to head a London borough. |
| the desire to have children | minor | Premenopausal Margaret expressed a strong desire to have children. |