Original Airdate: June 04, 1974

Episode 0101 "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge"

Original Story by Ambrose Bierce, Adapted by Sam Dann, Directed by Himan Brown,

Host: E.G. Marshall

In 1862, during the American Civil War, a Southern civilian is about to be hanged for attempting to sabotage a railway bridge. The execution is about to take place from the bridge, but when the plank is kicked away, instead of breaking his neck, he manages to miraculously escape unscathed or did he?

Join me in a journey over a strange terrain. A terrain filled with terror. and clouded by suspense. And ask, ask yourself, how long is a minute? What is eternity? And learn, perhaps, that one can be as long as the other.

They're going to hang Peyton Forrester, hang him by the neck until he is dead. Hang him high from the top of the Owl  ...