The Finger of Suspicion story

talesoftheunexpected9x08 · 1988-04-29

Steve Baker is married to a beautiful Arab woman and they live happily in a Middle Eastern country. Then, Steve's past comes back to haunt him as he is charged with a crime. Directed by: Rodney Bennett. Story by: Tony Wilmot.

15 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 9 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
sacrifice for a loved one choice Soraya slept with her ex-husband Zayid in order to save Stephen, then she killed Zayid because he betrayed her once again.
coping with a loved one being in peril major Soroya scrambled to get help when her US citizen husband was taken into custody by the Sultan's police.
husband and wife major Stephen and Soroya.
old flames major Soroya turned to her ex-husband for help when her new husband Stephen was taken into custody by the police.
robbery major Stephen had been into bank robbery.
romantic love major Soroya loved Stephen so much that she killed Zayid in an effort to save him from being extradited to the UK.
betrayal minor Zayid betrayed Soraya.
coping with having a bad reputation minor Zayid had arranged for known criminal Stephen to be extradited to Great Britain because his presence was a sore spot on Zayid's reputation, as Stephen had married his ex-wife.
divorce minor Soroya and Zayid were divorced.
extradition minor We saw Scotland Yard attempt to extradite Stephen back from the Middle Eastern country where he was hiding out in.