Original Airdate: Aug 05, 1974

Episode 0127 "I Thought You Were Dead"

Written by Sam Dann, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall

An authoress begins to get phone calls from the husband and writing partner she killed out of professional jealousy. What does he want with her? An ancient Chinese anecdote tells of a poor man who meets a philosopher. The poor man begs for charity. The philosopher says, Look at that pebble. He points to a tiny stone. The stone turns to gold. The poor man says, May I have something bigger? The philosopher points to a rock, and it too turns to gold. The poor man again asks for something bigger. The philosopher points to a mountain. The entire mountain turns to gold. The poor man is still unhappy. Finally, the philosopher asks, What do you want? And the poor man replies, I want your finger. The mor ...