Yessirree, this is an odd little triangle. Or rectangle.
"Hating is a form of loving"? The pretzel logic in this episode is all very unsettling, though intriguing. Who's the fool here?
All the characters in this are like caricatures in the opening.
The camerawork and music are also quite bizarre. But keep watching, and pay close attention. You'll see why.The story starts with a very peculiar and frustrating conversation in a train. Try to avoid talking to off-putting strangers on the train--no good will come of it.I suspected something coming like the last couple scenes, but there's always a clever twist in these. Someone does "Punish the Monkey" in this--but who's the real "organ grinder"? (Look up the song.)This episode has an adorable and inventive little vignette by HItchcock, completely unafraid of his advertisers, unlike the many show-biz people who kowtow to the dollar these days.With:
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Roddy McDowall
Patricia Medina
Lewis Davidson screenplay
Gordon Hessler production
Directed by Joseph Newman

Ahhhh! Why is the lighting and camera work so bad in this episode? It's really distracting!

Pitiful. J Edgar Hoover's media ordained accolite of the FBI's purity and goodness; Look how he managed facts and revelations to escape culpability. This permeated Hoover's legacy in the subsequent Zimbalist television role as government's sterling factotum of law enforcement. (satire alert: for you who live in Half Moon Bay, or Rio Linda.)

Poor Efrem. a great talent ends up on '"THE FBI"....what happened?

Cheating is very dangerous!

His characteristic snobbery and innocence is the mark of this fine actor. Opposite the talented Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. this episode is comical, suspenseful, and climaxes with a surprise ending. 48 minutes and 21 seconds well spent.