It's got to be some nefarious string-puller somewhere doing this evil deed for some evil purpose.
Over time, conspiracy theorists have mythologized these powerful computers into Hal 9000 style villains autonomously pulling strings or being controlled by nefarious deep state brass.
More lighthearted, though no less murderous, is the gang of five headed by Alec Guinness in Alexander Mackendrick's The Ladykillers (1955), who disguise their nefarious plans by pretending to rehearse the Menuetto from Luigi Boccherini's String Quintet in E major.
In Mountbatten's final years, he became the focus for a string of conspiracy theories alleging that MI5, the army or some other combination of nefarious forces were planning to install him at the head of a government of National Unity to replace Labour's Harold Wilson.
And nefarious forces are afoot.
Or some nefarious abalone alliance?
What about other nefarious tactics?
Grannis discerned a more nefarious motive, however.
