 An incident that takes place during the American civil war begins with a sentry asleep at his post. Neatly examines the personal amongst the duty and professionalism of war.   A man stands on a railroad bridge; his wrists are bound with a chord, a rope encircles his neck. This story was adapted into the most popular ever episode of The Twighlight Zone. A poor woman borrows a necklace from a rich friend. Classic twisty tale. The events surrounding the birth of a child - the father a member of an important Louisiana family; the mother a woman found abandoned as a baby. A woman hears news of her husband's death.  A young man searches for his lost love around the filthy bedsits of New York. It is not Pneumonia alone that is killing Johnsy - for some reason, she has resigned herself to death. An older woman goes for a walk in the park.  A man takes his enemy to taste a rare wine - which he happens to keep at the far end of a vast, damp cellar. In this homage to Poe, two rival scholars are brought together when one discovers an important early Christian burial ground.   A case which leaves a Lady of notoriously loose morals in a nunnery and her lover - a brilliant physician - in a vegetative state. Frankly, Framton Nuttel doubted whether these formal visits on a succession of total strangers would do much towards helping his nerve cure.  |
|
        |
