1398 The Last Plan

The Last Plan
Episode 1398
Original Air Date: December 2, 1982

An eccentric old woman puts and end to a young couple's squabling when she hires a hitman to watch the couple and assure that if one kills the other, both end up dead.

Cast: Elspeth Eric, Paul Hecht, Bernard Grant, Mia Dillon

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: ***

1389 The Sensible Thing

The Sensible Thing
Episode 1389
Original Air Date: November 2, 1982

A widower decides to marry his secretary and finds that she harbors a secret from her past that makes it impossible for to love --- and that she has a strong attraction to her dog.

Cast: Lee Richardson, Teri Keane, Louis Turrene

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: *1/2

1379 The Pale Horse

The Pale Horse
Episode 1379
Original Air Date: October 8, 1982

A dying man crosses over into the after-life briefly where he encounters to souls who show him how he is slowly being killed. Meanwhile, his doctor begins to develop his own suspicions back on Earth.

Cast: Earl HAmmond, Mandel Kramer, Elspeth Eric, Marian Seldes

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

1369 The Forbidden House

The Forbidden House
Episode 1369
Original Air Date: September 14, 1982

An old circus performer shows up on the doorstep of a young couple who have just purchased an old house. They allow him to stay with them off and on while the circus is in town. He carries with him a secret about their house and himself.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Diane Kirkwood, Bernard Grant, Robert Dryden

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: ***

1368 The Riddle

The Riddle
Episode 1368
Original Air Date: September 9, 1982

A young couple purchases an old camera and a bundle of letters from an estate sale. The pictures they find in the camera and the clues provided in the old letters set them on a treasure hunt.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Lloyd Batista, Elspeth Eric

Writer: Karen Thorsen

Rating: **1/2

1356 Mind Over Mind

Mind Over Mind
Episode 1356
Original Air Date: July 29, 1982

A young bank teller is questioned about her role in a bank robbery. She has no memory of participating or even being involved.

Cast: Jada Rowland, Earl Hammond, Bernard Grant, Russell Horton

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **1/2

1342 Matching Chairs

Matching Chairs
Episode 1342
Original Air Date: June 23, 1982

Our hero's younger brother is an immature, despicable lout who takes advantage of those around him. One evening, while the two of them relax in wing chairs, he tells his brother that the chair he is sitting in has the power to kill --- and he's used it.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Kristoffer Tabori, Elspeth Eric, Carol Teitel

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: ***

1332 Your Desires, My Guilt

Your Desires, My Guilt
Episode 1332
Original Air Date: May 24, 1982

A couple of modest income find that they can have whatever they want just by wishing for it together. They don't find a downside to their until they start using their newfound power to right some perceived wrongs.

Cast: Norman Rose, Elspeth Eric, Marian Seldes

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

1320 The Hanging Sheriff

The Hanging Sheriff
Episode 1320
Original Air Date: April 26, 1982

A sheriff has problems with imposing the death penalty when he is asked to carry out a hanging. When his overbearing wife pushes him to do it, he decides to help the prisoner escape.

Cast: Fred Gwynne, Elspeth Eric, Bernard Grant, Russell Horton

Writer: Bryce Walton

Rating: ***

1311 Widow Wonderland

Widow Wonderland
Episode 1311
Original Air Date: April 5, 1982

A cad makes a living off of meeting women in the cemetary when they are visiting the graves of their dead husbands. He proposes to them and then swindles them.

Cast: Elspeth Eric, Fred Gwynne, Evie Juster, Earl Hammond

Writer: Steve Laerman

Rating: **

1298 Death At A Distance

Death At A Distance
Episode 1298
Original Air Date: March 5, 1982

A missionary doctor working in an African jungle tries to help a patient who is sure he is going to be killed by voodoo. He finds that even the most serious medical practitioner in the area is afraid of the magic.

Cast: Norman Rose, Earl Hammond, Bernard Grant

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **

1288 The Sand Castle

The Sand Castle
Episode 1288
Original Air Date: February 10, 1988

After her little brother drowns, a young girl becomes obsessed with building sand castles. She builds sand castles daily into adulthood. Her mother and a friend decide to finally break the cycle.

Cast: Norman Rose, Jada Rowland

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **1/2

1285 The Mysterious Slumber

The Mysterious Slumber
Episode 1285
Original Air Date: February 3, 1982

Recounts the case of Mary Reynolds -- an 18th century woman who awakens from a long sleep with absolutely no recall of her past and who she is. Much to the amazement of her family, she is the polar opposite of what she'd been before.

Cast: Elspeth Eric, Diana Kirkwood, Mandel Kramer, Don Scardino

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **1/2

1269 Invited Guests

Invited Guests
Episode 1269
Original Air Date: December 22, 1981

A lonely man refuses all invitations to join others for dinner and other social engagements. A former girlfriend who attends church with him decides to find out why. She finds he IS having guests -- that only he can see.

Cast: Russell Horton, Teri Keane, Lloyd Batista, Louis Turenne

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **

NEEDS REPLACED, rough encode,

1255 In Touch

In Touch
Episode 1255
Original Air Date: October 29, 1981

A medical student asks to be allowed to treat an adolescent girl who suffers from horrible headaches. He finds that allowing her to talk alleviates the pain.

Cast: Amanda Plummer, Robert Dryden, Russell Horton

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: *

1237 Hidden Memory

Hidden Memory
Episode 1237
Original Air Date: August 28, 1981

A young man is forced to confront a horrible episode from his childhood and is seemingly cured of his paralysis. But the cure might be worse than the disease.

Cast: Kristopher Tabori, Teri Keane, Elspeth Eric, Robert Dryden

Writer: Elspethe Eric

Rating: **

1233 Lovely People

Lovely People
Episode 1233
Original Air Date: August 14, 1981

A therapist/fortune teller manipulates her patients/clients into believing in themselves. But her evil sister wants to usurp her plans.

Cast: Kim Hunter, Russell Horton, Joan Shea,

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **

Recorded from KQV Pittsburgh

News: Air Traffic Controllers in Portugal plan boycott in support of PATCO, Court will review Reagan's dismissal of air traffic controllers, Fruit fly found in Modesto, CA, FBI trying to gain access to network news tapes in their case against John Hinkley Jr., Three years in prison for former TN Gov. Ray Blanton, Guatamala officials say American businessman killed by hostage takers, New York Daily News evening edition will fold, Local Pittsburgh news,

Commercials: Horse racing at Waterford Park, "Can You Hear the Laughter: The Freddie Prinz Story" on CBS Television, Cava Instant Coffee, Austin Carpet Cleaners, Metamucil, Tru Value Hardware, Religion in American Life PSA, Catspaw Heals and Soles, Quaker State Motor Oil, Foundation for Children with Learning Disabilities, American Red Cross PSA, Happy Hour Magazine, Coring Kerosine Heater, Phillips Petroleum, National Business Employment Weekly,

1219 A Man Of Honor

A Man Of Honor
Episode 1219
Original Air Date: July 10, 1981

A college professor who is about to receive an major book award, is suddenly overcome with forgetfulness and severe depression. His problems stem from his long forgotten loss of honor.

Cast: John Beal, Teri Keane, Bernard Grant, Patricia Elliot

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **

Recorded from AFRS transcription

No news

No commercials

1214 Waking And Sleeping

Waking And Sleeping
Episode 1214
Original Air Date: June 29, 1981

A man retreats to the country to "find himself" in an unfriendly small town. He meets a young girl in a field of daisies, tells her she'll be happy at 4:00 in the afternoon and finds happiness.

Cast: Michael Tolan, Teri Keane, Amanda Plummer

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: *

1200 Insomnia

Insomnia
Episode 1200
Original Air Date: May 20, 1981

A woman who cannot sleep starts listening to radio stations that do not exist,etc. When she does finally fall asleep, the reason for her sleeplessness is revealed.

Cast: Teri Keane, Russell Horton, Carol Teitel

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **