Sat, Sep 15, 1973
Arthur Randall's marriage is over - he's in love with his secretary - but his wife refuses to divorce. It's suggested that the couple try and work things out, so they head to their cabin by the lake. While boating, she falls overboard and, after initially trying to save her, Arthur decides he'd be happier if she drowns. He pulls the ring from her finger just as she's going down for the last time; it's this very same ring he intends to give to his secretary.
Sat, Sep 22, 1973
A wealthy woman who's raised a nephew in luxury has tolerated the insolent young man long enough. She informs the ingrate that she's changing her will to remove him as sole heir to her estate. Before she can act, he intends to exploit her heart condition and pin the murder on "the monster", a crazed killer roaming the countryside. Richard doesn't realize that the aunt is already anticipating his scheme.
Sat, Oct 6, 1973
Former pilot Willie Tremaine, the sole survivor of the airliner he was flying, is visited by the reporter who alleged in print that he was drunk at the controls. Pettit brings with him an obituary of Willie and his wife's death dated for that day. Tremaine becomes frantic, fearing the reporter is there to harm him and his family.
Sat, Oct 13, 1973
Wheelchair-bound Aunt Carrie is celebrating New Years Eve with her young niece and nephew when she hears gunshots. From her window, she witnesses a murder in an apartment across the courtyard. Carrie and the killer lock eyes, so she knows he's coming for her next. The murderer doesn't realize that, though unable to walk, Aunt Carrie is smarter than he is.
Sat, Oct 20, 1973
Thomas Sullivan is a respected heart surgeon who clamors for even more recognition. He has the chance to perform a heart transplant on a fellow man of science when a laborer, killed in an automobile accident, is brought in. That man isn't quite as dead as he appears, but Sullivan takes his heart nonetheless and transplants it. Events take an eerie turn when the donor's body disappears and Sullivan begins getting unsettling phone calls.
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Sat, Nov 3, 1973
Roger Carlyle insists his wife Louise look at the fruit press in their basement. He neglects to tell her the stairs have been removed during renovation, causing her to plunge to her death. Jenny, the Carlyles' maid, knows it was murder and begins to blackmail Roger. To regain the upper hand, Roger begins staging "accidents" for himself, hoping to pin them on Jenny.
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Sat, Nov 10, 1973
Wealthy Lily Parkhurst has been living on borrowed time for years thanks to a bad heart. Her greedy cousin and companion Harold rushes her overdue demise with a well-planned poisoning, knowing there will be no autopsy. Harold hadn't planned on the old lady's cockatoo, Radcliffe, being such a blabbermouth about what he's witnessed.
Sat, Nov 17, 1973
After being a widower for four years, John remarries. He seems to be quite in love with his younger bride Elizabeth, but his teenage daughter Marcie insists the marriage is only to boost John's image in his business. It becomes obvious to Elizabeth that Marcie wants to be the only female in her father's life. Marcie begins to terrorize Elizabeth, who can't get John to see the truth about his daughter. Eventually Elizabeth realizes that she must fight back - with surprising results.
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Sat, Nov 24, 1973
George Manners is awakened one night by his ex-wife Blanche and a man named Hammer who force him at gunpoint to go off with them. Eventually, George escapes from the pair and runs to a police station to tell them his story. The cops find George's story odd; they inform him that Blanche and Hammer died three years earlier.
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Sat, Dec 1, 1973
Constance knows that her much younger husband, Evan, is having an affair with her nurse, and that he's hastily stashed her in the closet. That why she demands that he immediately brick up it up. Not wanting to lose out on his rich wife's money, he does as she says. Constance thinks the nasty little problem is behind them until the supposedly dead nurse starts appearing around the house.
Sat, Dec 8, 1973
Rip Baker has always been hated in his hometown of Flatt Junction. He leaves to return years later as a rich man. During his his absence, the town has fallen onto hard times and most people have moved away. The few that remain are bitter when Baker refuses to share his fortune with those in community.