The Executions of Grady Finch story
A death row inmate sets out to convince his defense attorney that he did not commit the crime he was convicted of as an unknown force starts interfering with his executions. Directed by: John Peter Kousakis. Story by: Frederick Rappaport, Ira Steven Behr and Brent V. Friedman.
18 total · 2 choice · 8 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| capital punishment | choice | The death row inmate Grady professing his innocence in combination with him having to go through the lead up to his own execution multiple times confront the viewer with the issue of the morality of executing prisoners. To muddle the issue, the story ended with the conclusion that a cold blooded murderer had escaped justice. |
| facing one's own execution | choice | The story follows a death row inmate whose execution is thrice prevented at the last moment by an unknown force. |
| cruel and unusual punishment | major | A case was made that multiple botched executions constitutes cruel and unusual punishment akin to torture. |
| ironic twist of fate | major | Ironically, a cold blooded murderer was saved from execution by a series of fateful accidents. Yet more ironically, on the day of his acquittal despite his guilt, the man who had been saved four times by fate was crushed by a falling statue in a freak accident. |
| murder | major | Grady was on death row for having murdered a convenience store owner. |
| pride goes before a fall | major | After being saved by fate several times, Grady became so cocksure of himself that he even confessed to the cold blooded murder he had indeed committed. Thence done with him, Destiny administered its own execution by crushing Grady under a falling statue in a freak accident. |
| signs from the heavens | major | Grady considered that his miraculous last minute escapes from execution were orchestrated by a higher power. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | The story concludes with the goddess of vengeance Nemesis meting out retribution on Grady for having murdered a convenience store owner in cold blood. The murdered convenience store owner's son was bloodthirsty to have the man convicted of the crime executed. |
| what if I had a secret guardian | major | Grady became convinced that his guardian angle was preventing him from getting executed. |
| what if I was accused of a crime that I didn't commit | major | The death row inmate Grady swore to his defense attorney that he was innocent of the murder that's landed him on death row. It was only at the story's conclusion that Grady lets slip that he'd been guilty of the crime all along. |