what is the theme of shady plot

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Refer to the mentioned link for finding the summary and theme of the short story A Shady Plot:

https://www.meritnation.com/ask-answer/question/how-had-the-ghost-of-helen-of-troy-suffered-what-was-the-gho/a-shady-plot/1436426

The writer was requested by Jenkins to write a ghost story for his magazine.