Jane Bandle (played by Laraine Day) is a protagonist in Without Honor.
Jane is a housewife having a long affair with Dennis Williams. When Dennis ends their relationship, she threatens suicide, and during their struggle she accidentally stabs him with a shish kabob skewer. She hides his body and tries to flee after her brother-in-law reveals that the affair is about to be exposed. Bill Bandle (played by Dane Clark) is a protagonist in Without Honor.
Bill is Jane Bandle's husband. His brother Fred tells Jane that he has invited Bill, Dennis, and Dennis's wife to Jane's house that evening to reveal Jane's affair. Jane panics at the prospect of Bill learning about the affair and discovering that Dennis has been killed. Dennis Williams (played by Franchot Tone) appears in Without Honor.
Dennis is Jane Bandle's married lover, with whom she has had a long affair. He tells Jane that he must end their relationship. During their ensuing struggle, Jane stabs him in the chest with a shish kabob skewer, and he collapses; she then hides his body in the house. Katherine Williams (played by Agnes Moorehead) appears in Without Honor.
Katherine is Dennis Williams's wife. Jane's brother-in-law plans to invite her, along with Dennis, Jane's husband, and Jane herself, to Jane's house so he can expose Jane and Dennis's affair. The summary does not describe Katherine taking any further action. Fred Bandle (played by Bruce Bennett) appears in Without Honor.
Fred is Jane Bandle's brother-in-law. He tells her that he knows about her affair and has invited Jane's husband, Dennis, and Dennis's wife to her house that evening so he can expose it. His arrival catches Jane after she has hidden Dennis's body, and he prevents her from escaping. Neighbor's Wife (played by Marjorie Stapp) appears in Without Honor.
Neighbor (played by Lester Dorr) appears in Without Honor.
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Characters
Jane Bandle
(played by Laraine Day) — protagonist
Jane is a housewife having a long affair with Dennis Williams. When Dennis ends their relationship, she threatens suicide, and during their struggle she accidentally stabs him with a shish kabob skewe...
Bill Bandle
(played by Dane Clark) — protagonist
Bill is Jane Bandle's husband. His brother Fred tells Jane that he has invited Bill, Dennis, and Dennis's wife to Jane's house that evening to reveal Jane's affair. Jane panics at the prospect of Bill...
Dennis Williams
(played by Franchot Tone) — supporting
Dennis is Jane Bandle's married lover, with whom she has had a long affair. He tells Jane that he must end their relationship. During their ensuing struggle, Jane stabs him in the chest with a shish k...
Katherine Williams
(played by Agnes Moorehead) — supporting
Katherine is Dennis Williams's wife. Jane's brother-in-law plans to invite her, along with Dennis, Jane's husband, and Jane herself, to Jane's house so he can expose Jane and Dennis's affair. The summ...
Fred Bandle
(played by Bruce Bennett) — supporting
Fred is Jane Bandle's brother-in-law. He tells her that he knows about her affair and has invited Jane's husband, Dennis, and Dennis's wife to her house that evening so he can expose it. His arrival c...
Neighbor's Wife
(played by Marjorie Stapp) — minor
Neighbor
(played by Lester Dorr) — minor
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Neighbor's Wife → Neighbor
(wife)
Jane Bandle → Dennis Williams
(Romantic Lover)
Dennis Williams → Katherine Williams
(Family Husband)
Jane Bandle → Fred Bandle
(Family Brother-in-law)
Jane Bandle → Bill Bandle
(Family Husband)
Story Analysis
A threatened affair escalates into a fatal struggle, concealment, and an attempt to escape a vengeful family confrontation.
