Michael Gough doing what he does best: be villainous. Handsome in the way that makes you understand why Eve listened to the snake (no offense intended), charming, plausible -- add in the plot, and you have an episode that seems quite modern. The subject matter, serial murder, darkens the tone of the show. And unlike most of the other cases, this is something that has happened in real life (or could).(And, yes, Gough later went on to join Tim Burton's set of go-to actors. You can see why Burton got hold of him. In an earlier decade, he could have played the Joker, or Two-Face. Or, in a twist, Commissioner Gordon.)

This was perhaps a story worthy of Arthur Conan Doyle. It was a real piece of dedction to find out where Russel Partirge had hidden the other bodies. Michael was a real Moriarty to Howards Sherlock Holmes. Also The actress Mary Sinclair was the first television actress to sign a long term contract with CBS in 1951. She appeared on such live shows as The United States Steel Hour, and Playhouse 90. She was also married to Broadway producer George Abbott. Mary retired from acting in the 1960's and moved to Europe. Eventually she returned to the states a decade later, and lived in Arizona until her death in 2000. She can also be seen in The Case of the Angry Suitor.