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This is one of a handful of episodes that was done elsewhere. The British anthology series 'Tales of the Unexpected' presented the story under the title 'The Reconciliation', which probably fits the conclusion to the program a little better than 'A Secret Life', since there was no secret life involved, merely the sublet of a home which led to a case of mistaken identity. You could also say that it's a story that exemplifies the phrase 'absence makes the heart grow fonder'. After James Howgill (Ronald Howard) returns from a fling in Acapulco with a mistress in tow, he begins having second thoughts about leaving his wife, especially when a private investigator reports that Mrs. Howgill (Patricia Donahue) has been seeing a celebrity movie actor. With his jealousy running rampant, Jim pays a visit to wife Margery, and is stunned to learn that her friend (Meri Welles) had been living there for a month while taking up with the actor boyfriend. Both stories played out in pretty much the same manner, but I think I was amused by this one slightly more because Arte Johnson appeared in the role of investigator Bates. With that comical look on his face and weird grin, it was no surprise that he was picked up as a series regular for the "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" series of the late Sixties.