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,

1267 The Song Of The Siren

The Song Of The Siren
Episode 1267
Original Air Date: December 11, 1981

A man missing for eight days is found in the desert weighing 125 pounds less than he went in. A reporter investigates and finds that the weight loss secret comes at a terrible price --- sanity!

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Joyce Gordon, Evie Juster, Ian Martin,

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **

Recorded from WBBM Chicago

News: President Reagan loses Republicans on budget, Reagan holds secret meeting with Fed Chairman Paul Volker, VP Bush tries to sell president's budget to AFL-CIO, Majority Leader Baker provides qualified support to Reagan's budget, New Jersey Senator Harrison Williams convicted in ABSCAM case, Agriculture Dept to change standards for grading beef, China opens 56,000 square miles for oil exploration, Local Chicago news, Interview with Himan Brown during his visit to Chicago,

Commercials: Oscar Meyer at Jewell's, "Moses Bottle" Raven House novel, "Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal" CBS Television Movie, BW Oil and Lube, Tru Value Tru Test Paint, CARE PSA, Choice Magazine Listening, Wall Street Journal, March of Dimes, Red Cross PSA, American Library Association, Raven House Books, Northwest Airlines, "Great Santini" movie on CBS Television, US Magazine, Dreyfuss Liquid Assets,

1260 Death Will Not Silence Me

Death Will Not Silence Me
Episode 1260
Original Air Date: November 16, 1981

The tragic story of Mary Todd Lincoln. Two young sons dying, a husband assassinated, delusions, and the betrayal of her final son push the bounds of sanity of the former First Lady.

Cast: Marian Seldes, John Beal, Carol Teitel, Lloyd Batista

Writer: Arnold Moss

Rating: **1/2

1259 The Presence

The Presence
Episode 1259
Original Air Date: November 13, 1981

A pampered college student returns home from a sea voyage to find an unseen presence watching over him.

Cast: Norman Rose, Russell Horton

Writer:

Rating: *

Commercials: Tru Value Hardware, Smokehouse barbecue sauce, Air Italia, Goodyear Service Center, "High Anxiety" on CBS Television, Northwest Federal Savings and Loan, Hamburger Helper,

NEEDS REPLACED introduction cut off, outro cut off, Rough sound,

1258 Golden Time

Golden Time
Episode 1258
Original Air Date: November 9, 1981

A plumber with a Walter Mitty complex finds himself in a real life adventure when he is taken hostage by drug dealers.

Cast: Larry Haines, Bryna Raeburn

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

NEEDS REPLACED Final thought and cast list cut off,

1256 Between Two Mirrors

Between Two Mirrors
Episode 1256
Original Air Date: November 2, 1981

Time becomes frazzled and disjointed for a woman whose husband lies in a coma after a train accident. He suffers from the same problem when he arrives hom six years late.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Lloyd Batista, Joyce Gordon, Sidney Slon

Writer: Sidney Slon

Rating: **

NEEDS REPLACED Sound muffled, Outro clipped,

1245 The Judge's House

The Judge's House
episode 1245
Original Air Date: September 25, 1981

Two writers move into the haunted home of a vicious judge. They are terrorized by a spirit that rings the bell that always came with the sentence of death. They and the townspeople try to drive the spirit out.

Cast: Gordon Gould, Lloyd Batista, Robert Dryden

Writer: Bram Stoker adapted by Bob Juhren

Rating: ***1/2

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1243 The Land Of Dreams

The Land Of Dreams
Episode 1243
Original Air Date: September 18, 1981

In a future society, a computer controls every facet of life. When a couple decides to leave society behind and join a communal farm, they face being factored out of the human equation.

Cast: Kristoffer Tabori, Earl Hammond, Marian Haley

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***1/2

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1241 The Senior Prom

The Senior Prom
Episode 1241
Original Air Date: September 11, 1981

Police investigate a string of homicides involving women of the same age. They are all related to a jilted prom date from ten years earlier.

Cast: Larry Haines, Evie Juster, Russell Horton

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

Recorded from KQV, Pittsburgh,

Commercials: Emmy Awards on CBS Television, Cava Coffee, Incredible Edible Egg, KQV Handyman Show, Bell Systems Long Distance, American Lung Association PSA, Metamucil, Tru Value, American Library Association, Best Western Motels, American Lung Association, Catspaws Heals and Soles, Serta Perfect Sleeper, Supermarket of Office Supplies, White Westinghouse, National Business Employment Weekly, Another assassination in Iran, Local Pittsburgh News,

News: Reagan moves to sell AWACS missiles to Saudi Arabia, Contaminated water leaking from Three Mile Island plant, Diablo Nuclear Power Plant to start, Interior Secretary James Watt meets with western governors,

1238 The Musgrave Ritual

The Musgrave Ritual
Episode 1238
Original Air Date: August 31, 1981

Satanic rituals and the disappearance of two family members send Holmes and Watson into the bowels of the Musgrave family traditions. Takes place early in the Holmes/Watson relationship.

Cast: Gordon Gould, Cort Benson, Marian Seldes, Bernard Grant

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: **1/2

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,

1232 Hostage To Terror

Hostage To Terror
Episode 1232
Original Air Date: August 10, 1981

A woman and her husband are kidnapped by terrorists. He is held to assure her cooperation in smuggling a bomb into Israel.

Cast: Roberta Maxwell, Ian Martin, Earl Hammond

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WWJ in Detroit

Commercials: American Library reading assistance, Smokey the Bear Program,

NEEDS REPLACED intro clipped, rough encode,

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

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1217 My Good Name

My Good Name
Episode 1217
Original Air Date: July 6, 1981

An artist gives up his art to pursue wealth as a dress designer. When he ends up dead at the hands of his corrupt accountant, and old friend who is a journalist guides police in the investigation.

Cast: Russell Horton, Tammy Grimes, Earl Hammond,

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from AFRS transcription

No news

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1216 A Second Chance

A Second Chance
Episode 1216
Original Air Date: July 3, 1981

A man has a heart attack and when he wakes up in the hospital, he is a completely different person with different memories. It turns out, he has a specific purpose that has brought him to this body.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Robert Kaliban, Marian Seldes, Joan Shea,

Writer: Bob Juhren

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from AFRS transcription

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1207 Matched Pair For Murder

Matched Pair For Murder
Episode 1207
Original Air Date: June 5, 1981

A judge's judgement is affected by a murder defendent's girlfriend who pleads on his behaf. When the suspect is found not guilty because of the judge's intervention, the judge has second thoughts and looks for a way around double jeapardy.

Cast: Arnold Moss, Kristoffer Tabori, Evie Juster, Bernard Grant

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***1/2

Recorded from AFRS transcription

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1198 Cold Comfort

Cold Comfort
Episode 1198
Original Air Date: May 15, 1981

An optometrist is blackmailed into spying for the enemies of his country because of an act he committed during the Korean War. A single pair of eyeglasses becomes the focus of international intrigue.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Carol Teitel, Earl Hammond

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **

Recorded from AFRS encode,

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1197 Diogenes, Inc.

Diogenes, Inc.
Episode 1197
Original Air Date: May 13, 1981

When their circus burns to the ground, two circus performers open a private detective agency. Their first case is to investigate the former circus owner whom they suspect of insurance fraud.

Cast: Jack Grimes, Evie Juster, Ray Owens, Cort Benson

Writer: Jacques Futrell adapted by James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **

No news

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Recorded from AFRS transcription

1193 Garden Of The Moon

Garden Of The Moon
Episode 1193
Original Air Date: May 4, 1981

A cosmetics firm executive purchases some make-up from a new company. She soon develops a strong desire for moon bathing.

Cast: Kim Hunter, Paul Hecht, Evie Juster, Ralph Bell,

Writer: Bob Juhren

Rating: ***

NEEDS REPLACED Rough encode

1178 The Dead Come Alive

The Dead Come Alive
Episode 1178
Original Air Date: March 30, 1981

The people of a small, Ohio town find out that a man is coming to town who can raise and restore the dead from a local cemetery. There are some in town who would prefer the dead's secrets stay buried.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Ralph Bell

Writer: Murray Burnett

Rating: ***

NEEDS REPLACED, Introduction clipped, Two episodes are grafted together, neither is complete.