descent into crime theme
The way that someone can, step by step and without particular premeditation, get drawn into evermore serious crime is featured.
Examples
In voy3x13 "Fair Trade" Neelix did a favor for a friend who turned out to be involved in drug smuggling. After covering up some minor transgressions Neelix eventually found himself an accomplice to serious crime. In voy5x26 "Equinox (1)" it is told that the Equinox crew accidentally killed an alien and discovered that its body made excellent fuel. Driven by exceptional need they procured another alien which they murdered for fuel, then another and so on.
13 total · 3 choice · 8 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| blackmirror4x03 | choice | A hit-and-run death cover up lead to a murder in a fit of desperation which then lead to ever more cold blooded murders. |
| tz1959e5x28 | choice | Down on his luck, Jonathan stole some money, then he stole some more money, and then he was caught. |
| voy3x13 | choice | Neelix did a favor for a friend and then found himself covering up drug-trade, murder and contemplating theft. |
| ahp5x20 | major | As a child, Iggy had a noted interest in turning a dime. We understand that receiving a whooping $10 from Mr. Rose may have been the turning point that set Iggy on the path of crime, where many years later he was shot dead. |
| as1985e2x16 | major | The family dog was stolen by the burglars. It later joined the burglars on a crime spree. |
| blackmirror3x01 | major | Lacie started committing evermore antisocial transgressions until finally she ended up in jail with her eye implants removed. |
| movie: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 I) | major | Henry Jekyll descents into a life of depravity, frequenting opium dens, dance halls, bars, and any place that satisfies his evil desires. |
| movie: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 II) | major | Henry Jekyll descents into a life of depravity, frequenting opium dens, dance halls, bars, and any place that satisfies his evil desires. |
| movie: The Manster (1959) | major | The mild mannered reporter Larry Stanford slowly descended into a life of boozing, whoring, and ultimately murdering after being injected with an experimental drug that started him on the path to evolving into a two-headed monster. |
| voy5x26 | major | Equinox crew went down the slippery slope from being curious scientists to killing sentient aliens for fuel. |