Bone (played by Yaphet Kotto) is a protagonist in Bone.
A stranger who takes Bill and Bernadette hostage to rob them. He forces Bill to withdraw money, gets seduced by Bernadette, and is persuaded to help kill Bill for insurance money before disappearing at the end. Bill (played by Andrew Duggan) is a protagonist in Bone.
A car dealer and husband in a loveless marriage. He is forced to go to the bank to get money for his captor, gets seduced by a young woman there, and ultimately flees only to be smothered to death by his wife at the beach. Bernadette (played by Joyce Van Patten) appears in Bone.
Bill's wife from a bickering Beverly Hills couple. After drinking, she seduces her captor Bone and persuades him to help kill Bill for insurance money, ultimately smothering Bill to death at a beach before Bone vanishes.
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Characters
Bone
(played by Yaphet Kotto) — protagonist
A stranger who takes Bill and Bernadette hostage to rob them. He forces Bill to withdraw money, gets seduced by Bernadette, and is persuaded to help kill Bill for insurance money before disappearing a...
Bill
(played by Andrew Duggan) — protagonist
A car dealer and husband in a loveless marriage. He is forced to go to the bank to get money for his captor, gets seduced by a young woman there, and ultimately flees only to be smothered to death by...
Bernadette
(played by Joyce Van Patten) — supporting
Bill's wife from a bickering Beverly Hills couple. After drinking, she seduces her captor Bone and persuades him to help kill Bill for insurance money, ultimately smothering Bill to death at a beach b...
Key Relationships
Bone → Bernadette
(Conflict Hostage Taker)
Bone → Bill
(Conflict Hostage Taker)
Bill → Bernadette
(Family Husband)
Story Analysis
A hostage situation escalates into a twisted murder plot driven by greed and marital despair.
