Marcia Fowler is sunbathing on her patio when she spots a new neighbor, Roy Bullock, staring at her. Frightened, she calls the police, who take her to the Bullock house and warn Roy to stay away from her. She also asks her husband, Jack, to admonish Roy, but Jack finds Roy to be a nice fellow. Roy befriends their son, 12-year-old Stevie Fowler. Marcia begins getting obscene telephone calls and blames them on Roy. When Jack and Stevie take a flight to San Francisco, Roy visits Marcia to leave a gift for Stevie and to chide her for her infidelity. Panicked, she overreacts, and soon regrets her rashness.
—Lewis O. Amack / edited by Hans Delbruck