Don't read the summary!! Yes, the other reviewer was correct--the summary gives away one of the spoilers and IMDb should remove or amend it. I am warning you as I am giving the same spoiler (since the cat is already out of the bag).
E.G. Marshall stars in this Alfred Hitchcock directed program. He makes a living repairing watches and clocks and plans to use this ability for evil. You see, he has reason to believe his wife is cheating on him and so he's been constructing a bomb. He intends to blow the house up with the two lovers inside! And, much of the show shows his meticulously building this bomb.
The plan, however, doesn't go exactly as he'd hoped. While he'd snuck home from work to set the bomb, afterwards he finds that the house is NOT empty. No, it's not the wife nor her lover--it's two burglars (one of which is played by Harry Dean Stanton). And, the burglars subdue him and tie him up in the basement...only feet away from the bomb! To make things much worse, they do a great job tying him up and he is both gagged and unable to free himself. So, for hours he just sits there...awaiting his own death. During this time, however, he learns some things about the wife and her supposed lover...things which make his final hours all the more painful. So what's next? See this one, available for free download at archive.org.
There are several things about this program that make it absolutely brilliant. Hitchcock's direction is amazing--better than in many of his films. The camera angles and camera tricks are beautiful and make the film a work of art. After all, with so much of the show consisting of Marshall tied up and gagged, you MUST be inventive in order to keep the audience. Additionally, the show has several wonderful ironic twists...twists that keep the viewer guessing. Watch this one...you'll not regret it.
E.G. Marshall stars in this Alfred Hitchcock directed program. He makes a living repairing watches and clocks and plans to use this ability for evil. You see, he has reason to believe his wife is cheating on him and so he's been constructing a bomb. He intends to blow the house up with the two lovers inside! And, much of the show shows his meticulously building this bomb.
The plan, however, doesn't go exactly as he'd hoped. While he'd snuck home from work to set the bomb, afterwards he finds that the house is NOT empty. No, it's not the wife nor her lover--it's two burglars (one of which is played by Harry Dean Stanton). And, the burglars subdue him and tie him up in the basement...only feet away from the bomb! To make things much worse, they do a great job tying him up and he is both gagged and unable to free himself. So, for hours he just sits there...awaiting his own death. During this time, however, he learns some things about the wife and her supposed lover...things which make his final hours all the more painful. So what's next? See this one, available for free download at archive.org.
There are several things about this program that make it absolutely brilliant. Hitchcock's direction is amazing--better than in many of his films. The camera angles and camera tricks are beautiful and make the film a work of art. After all, with so much of the show consisting of Marshall tied up and gagged, you MUST be inventive in order to keep the audience. Additionally, the show has several wonderful ironic twists...twists that keep the viewer guessing. Watch this one...you'll not regret it.