Don't be deceived by the seemingly leisurely pace of "The Indian Spirit Guide," written by Rober Bloch and the second of two episodes strung together from an old UK anthology series. It ends with a bang, and when I say a bang, I mean just that. Over. Finis. Shock time. Fade to black, ;eaving the viewer stunned. A widow (the marvelous Julie Harris of "The Haunting" fame) wants to contact her dead husband, and enlists the aid of a suave detective (Tom Adams, best known for playing James Bond-types from time to time). She pays him to attend various seances and visit various mediums and psychics, to determine if they are legit. Of course, they're all fake. Or are they? Adams decides he might as well marry the old girl and take her for all she's worth. If only he hadn't been so greedy. The final seance, where the detective gets more than he bargained for, is a a doozy and quite suspenseful. This is classic 1960s television. clearly inspired by "The Twilight Zone" and "Night Gallery."
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