E G Marshall (Paul Steppe) is convinced his wife Nancy Kelly (Fran Steppe) is having an affair with handsome young Richard Long (Dave) while he is away at work as a clockmaker. Marshall decides to build a time bomb and put it in his basement to blow Kelly and Long to kingdom come. He knows they will be there at four o'clock, so he places the bomb, sets the timer, and is already to leave - when two burglars show up, tie him up good and tight and gagged so he can't move or yell, and leave him in the basement, near the bomb that they do not know is there, but Marshall does.
Kelly and Long come in and are upstairs talking. Marshall can hear the truth - Long is not Kelly's lover but her brother just out of prison that she hasn't told Marshall about. But Marshall is stuck next to a ticking time bomb and can't do a thing about stopping it.
The story is about Marshall disintegrating, knowing he was wrong about everything and unable to stop the disaster he created. Scared the living daylights out of me, all the way through, including the ending.
Kelly and Long come in and are upstairs talking. Marshall can hear the truth - Long is not Kelly's lover but her brother just out of prison that she hasn't told Marshall about. But Marshall is stuck next to a ticking time bomb and can't do a thing about stopping it.
The story is about Marshall disintegrating, knowing he was wrong about everything and unable to stop the disaster he created. Scared the living daylights out of me, all the way through, including the ending.