facing the demise of a personal enterprise theme
A character is confronted with the imminent failure of a venture they had invested much of their energy in, for example a career pursuit, private company, etc.
Examples
In talesoftheunexpected7x11 "I Like it Here in Wilmington", Harry and Marvin had a joint clothing manufacturing business that was on the verge of bankruptcy. Being used to the good life, Harry contemplated murdering Marvin to claim insurance money.
10 total · 7 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp4x17 | major | Jan was struggling to run her dress shop in the face of declining sales. |
| ahp6x03 | major | Harry stood to lose his lumberyard business unless he got his hands on $8000. |
| ahp7x25 | major | The funeral home director Amos Duff turned to blackmail to save his business from going belly up. |
| ds93x03 | major | Quark went to elaborate lengths to keep his bar from going out of business. Keiko was worried that she might need to close down her school on the space station. |
| talesoftheunexpected7x11 | major | Harry and Marvin had a joint business that was on the verge of bankruptcy. |
| tftc1989e3x07 | major | Mr. Crosswhite pretended his blood bank was on the brink of bankruptcy in order to motivate his employees. |
| tftc1989e4x06 | major | Fred and Erma was dreading the imminent insolvency of their squid-only restaurant business. |
| ftt1982e4x07 | minor | The tavern keeper spoke of how the next tax was likely to land her on the street. |
| movie: Frenzy (1972) | minor | Richard told of his various failed business ventures. |
| movie: Psycho (1960) | minor | The motel had gone downhill after the main road was moved away from it. |