Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, The Stanley Springs Matter, Scenes 11 & 12 ~ The Persuasive Power of a Gun: It Takes Extreme Measures to Get Johnny Out of Stanley Springs: Anne is nowhere to be found. She must be in trouble. Taking some extreme measures, Johnny comes to Anne’s rescue and figures out a way to get out of Stanley Springs. No longer undercover, Johnny carries a gun. With it, he is able to persuade Childs to take him to Steger and ultimately to Anne. Steger doesn't think Dollar will use the gun, but Johnny shoots and wounds him. Childs is sure it's murder, but Johnny knows he only injured Steger. With his new-found authority backed by the persuasive power of a gun, Johnny is able to push Childs around and get what he wants. In one fell swoop, he is able to save Anne and get himself safely out of Stanley Springs. FREE PDF: Keywords & Transcript Quizlet: Have fun learning the keywords with English-Chinese Flashcards and Games. DL024 Keywords on … [Read more...]
DL013: Would Wynn Blake have been justified in murdering Barbar?
Blood Money — Part 6 Scene 12 [19 min 31 sec ~ 23 min 00 sec] Barrie Craig visits Wynn Blake, his prime suspect. Blake has become his suspect because he had motive – he was named in Anatol Barbar’s letter as the man being blackmailed. Barrie knows that blackmail victims sometimes turn on their oppressor. Perhaps they have no more money to turn over to the blackmailer. Perhaps they've just 'had enough' and cannot tolerate being victimized any longer. You can hardly blame the victim for wanting to get out from under the blackmailer's thumb, but can murder ever be justified? Isn't there a better way, a legal way? Why not report this abuse to the police? Of course, that would mean coming clean with whatever the blackmailer has on you, but choosing to take the law into your own hands by murdering him instead is very risky. If you got caught, not only would you be tried for the original crime (if it were a crime), but you would also be tried for murder. Barrie notes … [Read more...]