The Last Laurel story

nightgallery1x06b · 1971-01-20

A crippled athlete plots to use mind over matter to commit murder. Note: Based on The Horsehair Trunk by Davis Grubb Directed by: Daryl Duke. Story by: Rod Serling.

8 total · 8 major

ThemeLevelMotivation
acute anxiety major Marius was suffering from paranoid delusions that his wife was cheating on him.
extramarital affair major Marius was convinced that his wife Susan was romantically involved with another man.
husband and wife major Marius Davis and Susan Davis.
out-of-body experience major Marius could apparently leave his body.
poetic justice major Marius Davis tried to murder his wife's paramour but ended up accidentally killing himself.
romantic jealousy major Marius was exceedingly jealous of people he thought his wife was sleeping around with.
self-healing ability major Crippled former athlete Marius Davis tried to will himself to walk again.
the desire for vengeance major Marius wanted vengeance on the man he thought was cuckolding him.