Special Guest Stars

David Carradine As Gideon

Guest Stars

David McCallum As Dr. Joel Winter	Linda Marsh As Mildred Squire

Co-Guest Stars

Ivor Francis As Pierre Recurring	Bill Quinn As Dr. Tom Recurring
Ford Rainey As The Sheriff	Trina Parks As Betty
Gail Bonney As Mrs. Squire	Martin Ashe As Mr. Squire
Ray Ballard As Mr. Grouch	Frank Arnold As Shepherd

Main Cast

Rod Serling As Host

Recap

At a countryside mental facility, the Delphinium House, several of Dr. Joel Winter’s patients have gathered for a session and listen to Gideon, another patient, play his guitar. One of the patients complains and Dr. Winter asks Gideon to eliminate the guitar. Gideon responds by casually smashing it. Dr. Winter accuses Gideon of keeping secrets, but Gideon refuses to talk about what he’s hiding. The sheriff arrives and informs Dr. Winter that they found a note at the site where his patient Mr. May was murdered. Dr. Winter confirms that Gideon wrote it, and they ask him why. The doctor wonders if Gideon wrote it because Mr. May was getting out and wanted to meet with Mildred, and the note gave directions. When Dr. Winter notes that Mr. May ever met Mildred, Gideon says that he and the other patients haven’t either, but they’re all in love with Mildred. Gideon suggests that Dr. Winter is in love with her as well, and says that Mildred Squire and her family live in an old-fashioned house just over the horizon. The sheriff asks if Mr. May was a friend of Gideon’s, and Gideon says that May was a scientist at a think tank and he hated him. However, he wants everyone to meet Mildred...

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• Creator	Rod Serling
• Producer	Jack Laird
• Music	Oliver Nelson
• Costume Designer	Bill Jobe
• Set Decorator	Chester L. Bayhi  |  John M. Dwyer
• Director of Photography	Lionel Lindon
• Art Director	Joseph Alves, Jr.
• Main Title Design	Wayne Fitzgerald
• Film Editor	Larry Lester  |  Jean-Jacques Berthelot
• Sound	Roger A. Parish  |  David H. Moriarty (1)
• Assistant Director	Lester William Berke
• Unit Manager	Burt Astor
• Executive Story Consultant	Gerald Sanford
• Assistant To The Producer	Anthony Redman
• Editorial Supervisor	Richard Belding
• Theme Music	Gil Melle
• Gallery Paintings	Thomas J. Wright  |  Logan Elston  |  Phil Bandierle