![]() ![]() Only his will be in jail.Ī rare AHP where no one is murdered at least onscreen. I think he and Irene will both live long healthy lives. We’ve got some talking to do.” Crazy as it sounds, I think this might just be just the thing to turn Joe’s life around. Bates puts an arm around Joe and says, “Let’s go upstairs. Turns out the dead man was a notorious pickpocket who had stolen that wallet containing the card.īy doing the right thing, Joe incriminated himself for no reason. Bates comes down to see him - hey, it’s Biff Elliot from this week’s SFT, Project 44! After trying to convince the lieutenant the man wasn’t dead, Joe is so determined to save the man that he finally confesses to stealing his wallet. Knowing he would have to explain how he had this info, he hangs up.Īfter a fight with Irene, Joe goes to the police station. You shouldn’t bury him! Whatever you do, don’t bury him!” The cop suggests Joe come in to talk about it. He tells them about the stiff just carted away, “Isn’t really dead. He walks away, but then decides to try the police. Only able to get an answering service, Joe slams down the receiver. Joe goes across the street to a phone-booth and calls Dr. What took so long? Anyway, a cop confirms that the man just hauled away was dead, ceased to be, expired and gone to. ![]() This was no dark alley, it was a busy street. Joe goes back to the corner where the man fell over. Having seen Breakdown on Alfred Hitchcock Presents 5 years ago, he knows how horrific this could be for the man. He quickly realizes, though, that he must do something. What an awesome set-up! Joe curses his luck and tosses the wallet away. Going through the man’s wallet, Joe finds a card that says: Naw, he says they should get a steak at the most expensive joint in town. Irene is thrilled and Joe suggests they be more prudent with this windfall, try to make it last, spend only on essentials, or maybe start a business. He tells Irene he met an old army buddy who repaid him a forgotten $275 loan. Joe lifts the guy’s wallet, but despite the weather report, leaves the snazzy umbrella. Before Joe really has much time to be tempted into mugging the man, the gentleman keels over with a heart attack. Joe, and the audience, suspects this debonair dude is probably loaded (which is crazy, because he was riding the bus). On the way home, Joe sees a dapper older gentleman carrying an umbrella get off the bus. They somehow twist his lack of equity, assets, job, or even unemployment benefits into an excuse to deny him a loan. He goes to the Friendship Loan Company, which sounds like a brothel. He promises to 1) get a loan, and 2) take any job the employment agency has available. He says, “Candles can be romantic” trying to slip in a matinee before the matinee. Joe, parodoxically, tries to look at the bright side of the electricity being out. What I’m trying to say is this show rules! I thought I busted them over the light-bulb not working, but then realized she might have a gas stove. I thought I caught them in a continuity error with the toaster working, but they slyly manipulated the events to make sense. While his wife Irene is chewing him out at breakfast, she notices the power has been cut off. His unemployment benefits expired because he considers himself too good for manual labor, clerical work, or sales. He watches TV until 2:00 am, sleeps until noon everyday, then goes to the movies after lunch. It’s hard to call a guy a loser when he’s married to Neile Adams. ![]()
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