After his former partner Charlie (Roche) makes a major counterfeiting score, two-bit hood Marty (Lyons) double-crosses him, stealing the money and leaving him to die. After fleeing to Vegas with his girlfriend, Marty sees Charlie's obituary, and decides to show respect by appearing at the wake, with unintended consequences.
Although this story is the product of four different (though each very good) writers, the script here is surprising coherent and clever, very much in the mode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" or "Tales of the Unexpected." As the little schnook who gets exactly what he deserves, Lyons is wonderfully slimy in the part, and he receives some good support from old pros Roche and Caridi. Perhaps not the best of this series, but a pretty darn good contribution.
Although this story is the product of four different (though each very good) writers, the script here is surprising coherent and clever, very much in the mode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" or "Tales of the Unexpected." As the little schnook who gets exactly what he deserves, Lyons is wonderfully slimy in the part, and he receives some good support from old pros Roche and Caridi. Perhaps not the best of this series, but a pretty darn good contribution.
