This episode consists of two stories.
The first is reminiscent of several Twilight Zone episodes, in which the central character -- middle-aged businessman Randy Lane (William Windom) -- longs for days gone by, when life seemed so much better. The tearing down of a local bar where he spent so many good times causes him to spiral into a miasma of self-pity, so that he is unable to see the good things that he has in the present: a great job, friends, and a caring, attractive secretary who has the hots for him. It's typical Serling sentimentality of the kind that worked so well in such TZ classics as Walking Distance and A Stop at Willoughby, but this particular story is extremely laboured and runs out of steam long before the schmaltzy ending.
The second tale is a lot shorter, and far better for it. Jack Cassidy plays ex-decathlon champion Marius Davis, now no longer able to walk. Convinced that his wife Susan (Martine Beswick) is being unfaithful, Marius has mastered the art of astral projection and plans to kill the man he believes to be her latest lover: his own physician. In an ironic twist, Marius loses his sense of direction while 'out of body' and winds up bashing in his own skull. Great fun!
The first is reminiscent of several Twilight Zone episodes, in which the central character -- middle-aged businessman Randy Lane (William Windom) -- longs for days gone by, when life seemed so much better. The tearing down of a local bar where he spent so many good times causes him to spiral into a miasma of self-pity, so that he is unable to see the good things that he has in the present: a great job, friends, and a caring, attractive secretary who has the hots for him. It's typical Serling sentimentality of the kind that worked so well in such TZ classics as Walking Distance and A Stop at Willoughby, but this particular story is extremely laboured and runs out of steam long before the schmaltzy ending.
The second tale is a lot shorter, and far better for it. Jack Cassidy plays ex-decathlon champion Marius Davis, now no longer able to walk. Convinced that his wife Susan (Martine Beswick) is being unfaithful, Marius has mastered the art of astral projection and plans to kill the man he believes to be her latest lover: his own physician. In an ironic twist, Marius loses his sense of direction while 'out of body' and winds up bashing in his own skull. Great fun!