In 'The Story of Temple Drake,' Temple, a young woman from a prominent family, finds herself in a dangerous situation after being kidnapped by a bootlegger. As she is held captive in a sinister house of prostitution, Temple must navigate a treacherous world of sexual predators and violence. Her fate becomes intertwined with a murder trial, as she becomes the key witness to a crime. Temple's journey is filled with twists and turns, as she struggles to escape her predicament and find justice in a society filled with corruption and deceit.
When the descendant of Sherlock Holmes realizes the end of civilization is near, he teams up with a bumbling sidekick to save the world from a villainess bent on world domination.
Neds follows the story of a young boy named John McGill as he navigates his way through the turbulent streets of a working-class neighborhood in Scotland. Dealing with an abusive father, bullying at school, and the lure of joining a gang, John must confront his own fate and find a way to break free from the cycle of violence and despair.
Thomas is a good but low intelligence man. He is in love with Urania, a widow, whose stingy husband Sotiris is over a year dead, as the ship he was sailing in, sunk. When Sotiris appears, explaining that he was hiding so as to get the life insurance money. Urania, who already has a love affair, convinces Thomas to murder him, pretending she is in love with him. Thomas indeed tries unsuccessfully. Everything is revealed when Sotiris discovers that the insurance money have been stolen and appears screaming during his memorial service. A trial ensues, where Thomas admits that he is not only an imbecile but 'an imbecile and a half'.
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