When Lyle Endicott is fired from his job at an art museum, he comes up with a plan to take advantage of a trusting invalid whom he befriended at the museum. This episode has shades of "Bonfire" from the "Alfred Hitchcock hour" series starring Peter Falk that has a nasty character trying embezzle from an old lady's niece. He sticks to her like glue. Here, Darren McGavin plays the devious and nasty man, keeping the old lady as prisoner. This is a well-acted thriller, and mildly diverting.
Review of The Cheney Vase
