coping with being in debt theme

A character struggles with various such problems that may arise from being in debt to another.

16 total · 10 major · 6 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ahh2x25 major Bruce stooped to forging checks in his wealthy aunt-in-law's name to repay his gambling debts he owed to characters of ill-repute.
ahp3x20 major Fran was scrambling to pay off a $25 gambling debt before her husband came home from work.
ahp4x27 major Raymond resolved to write a sensational news article and use the money to pay off a gambling debt.
ahp7x36 major Carl mislead Edward into thinking that Carl was desperate to pay off a $10,000 gambling debt.
columbo1971e10x06 major Harold was waist deep in debts and out to get money any way he could from Dolores and Big Fred.
gdtcoc2022e01 major Nick was struggling to pay off a debt of some sort without getting bonked on the head with a hammer again.
gdtcoc2022e02 major Masson was struggling to pay off a gambling debt.
movie: Grand Hotel (1932) major Baron von Gaigern plotted to steal a pearl necklace to fulfill a 5,000 Mark debt that he owed.
movie: Space Sweepers (2021) major The crew was motivated by a desire to get enough money to pay off their debt. The bank tried to repossess the crew's ship because they fell behind on their $2000 per month payments. The crew originally fell into debt because of repair costs and fines, but then found that their debt only led to more debt.
tftc1989e7x12 major Glynn was hard up to pay a gambling debt he owed to a high-level gangster.