how to commit a crime and get away with it theme

We are made to ponder clever ways in which one might commit one crime or another, and avoid getting caught.

Notes

This theme is not used in extraordinary circumstances, such as in the wake of a general disaster, where the opportunity might present itself through mere chance.

10 total · 4 choice · 5 major · 1 minor

Story	Level	Motivation
ahh2x24	choice	The main point of the story is to present the following "clever" (albeit preposterous) idea for how to wash illegitimate money: Hide it among the possessions of an old recluse and contrive to have that recluse bequeath said possessions to you. Then murder the recluse without getting caught.
ahh2x26	choice	The purpose of James' eccentric behavior was revealed at the conclusion of the story: It was all a ruse to hoodwink the police into evacuating the museum so that James and his cronies could conduct a savvy switcheroo and make off with original paintings worth millions, while leaving the police unable to charge James with any crime.
ahp3x03	choice	The story concerned the famous detective Charles Courtney who thought the perfect crime had not yet been committed as no criminal could outsmart him. He was then confronted with the facts of a seemingly perfect crime that had indeed eluded him. The story then culminated with he himself committing what he considered to be the perfect murder, with the victim's ashes turned into a glazed trophy vase.
ahp5x36	choice	The story was about uncovering William Spengler's elaborate ruse to steal $200,000 from the bank he was president of and pin the crime on his underling.
ahp4x20	major	Andrew and his daughter executed a clever scheme to pilfer a more than $100,000 diamond necklace from the jewelry shop where his family had been employed for generations.
ahp4x24	major	Inspector Benson and his lover Lady Avon hatched an elaborate plot to smuggle some expensive emeralds out of the country, and got away with it in the end.
talesoftheunexpected4x17	major	The pilots and crew of a passenger plane hatched a clever plot to steal a million dollars.
talesoftheunexpected5x17	major	Parnell and Bernice hatched an elaborate plot to make it appear as if a masterpiece had been stolen from an art gallery.
tz1959e2x24	major	Four crooks hatched this elaborate plot to get away with stealing $1 million worth of gold bars: Put themselves in suspended animation and wake up 100 years in the future after everyone had forgotten about the crime so that they would not have to face any consequences.
ahp4x18	minor	In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock superficially discussed the A-Z of committing crime without getting caught. Don't leave fingerprints.