In the Groove story
Gary is an abrasive, hot-tempered shock jock who works in a small radio station inherited by his hateful sister Rita. According to the will of Rita and Gary's mother, Rita isn't allowed to fire her brother for bringing in low ratings, instead demoting him to the graveyard shift. Rita also assigns Gary a new partner, Valerie, who helps his ratings skyrocket. Trying to take the show in a new direction, Gary accidentally gets his show cancelled when he goes against his late mother's will and furiously defames her on the air. Deciding that Rita has gone too far, Gary resorts to murder in order to get his show back. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned. Directed by: Vincent Spano. Story by: Jack Temchin.
19 total · 11 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| boss and employee | major | Gary had a turbulent relationship with his sister Rita, who was also his boss at the radio station. |
| brother and sister | major | Gary had a turbulent relationship with his sister Rita, who was also his boss at the radio station. |
| controlling family member | major | Gary complained that his late mother was trying to control him even from beyond the grave. Indeed, she had somehow got him tied up in a restrictive radio station contract together with his sister. |
| exploring one's sexual fantasies | major | Gary's radio call-in show explored different men and women's sexual fantasies. |
| fratricide | major | Gary snuck into his sister Rita's bedroom intent on stabbing her to death. Alas, it was all a ruse: She was waiting in bed holding a gun, with which she shot him dead. |
| how to murder someone and get away with it | major | In a surprise twist, it turned out that Rita hired Valerie as part of an elaborate plot to shoot her brother, Gary, dead and make it look like a case of killing in self-defense. |
| infatuation | major | Gary, a radio talk show host, became besotted with his new on-air partner, Valerie. Valerie reciprocated. However, Gary was unaware that Valerie was plotting his downfall in cahoots with his sister. Rita. |
| mother and son | major | Gary had serious mommy-issues regarding his late mother, who he said had been extraordinarily controlling. |
| resentment | major | Gary was openly bitter at his sister, Rita, over her having been places in charge of the family radio station over him. He was likewise bitter toward his deceased mother for orchestrating it. |
| sibling rivalry | major | Gary resented his sister, Rita, over her having inherited the family radio station. The feeling was mutual. Each hatched a plot to off the other. |