0374 - The Edge of the Scalpel (11/5/1975)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Teri Keane; Gordon Gould; Don Scardino; Robert Kaliban; Joan Shay.

Dr. Kirk Malcolm faces a dilemma: Perform a complicated yet life-saving surgical procedure on the husband of the nurse he loves.

0373 - The Mortgage (11/3/1975)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Larry Haines; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden; Russell Horton; Robert Maxwell.

A college professor becomes deeply worried when his picture appears in the newspaper for his doing a good deed: It may lead to his being activated as a Russian double agent, disrupting his happily placid life.

0372 - It's Hell to Pay the Piper (10/31/1975)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Sir Walter Scott.

Cast: Ian Martin; Arnold Moss; Bryna Raeburn; Court Benson; Guy Sorel.

A poor Scottish farmer pays his rent but fails to get a receipt from his feudal landlord, who later dies. Then the landlord's son demands that the farmer clear his debt.

0371 - Triptych for a Witch (10/30/1975)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Margaret Hamilton; Kristoffer Tabori; Evie Juster; Gilbert Mack; Himan Brown (uncredited).

A witch masquerades as the kindly, recently widowed great aunt of a newlywed couple, and moves in to their home along with a pair of peculiarly behaving pets.

CBSRMT Trivia: Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz") stars in her only Mystery Theater episode. She plays...a witch, of course.

Himan Brown is uncredited as Jake in act 1.

0370 - Ghost Powder (10/29/1975)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Michael Wager; Marian Seldes; Court Benson; Bryna Raeburn; Guy Sorel.

As his political rivalry with Thomas Jefferson grows, John Adams has another matter on his plate: The French chateau he and wife Abigail have moved into is haunted.

0369 - The Storm Breeder (10/28/1975)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Austin.

Cast: Michael Tolan; Fred Gwynne; Ann Pitoniak; Arnold Moss; Ian Martin.

A young judge aims to give rest to a lost soul who, with his young daughter, has been cursed to forever wander New England in search of a home while a dark storm cloud follows.

0368 - A Living Corpse (10/27/1975)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Robert Dryden; Kirk Peterson; Patricia Elliott.

Professor Amadeus Valdemar, an expert on hypnosis who's dying of consumption, talks Dr. Craig Nugent into hypnotizing him to forestall the Grim Reaper.

0367 - The Summer People (10/24/1975)

Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Tony Roberts; Jennifer Harmon; Grace Matthews; Leon Janney; William Redfield.

* Seeking a place to pursue their artistic crafts during the summer, Jane and Mike Slater discover Granville, a town the couple learn is difficult to leave.

0366 - The Sealed Room Murder (10/23/1975)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by M. D. Post.

Cast: Howard DaSilva; Fred Gwynne; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin; Earl Hammond.

A sheriff and a judge take on the onerous task of solving the murder of the county's most repulsive resident.

0365 - Million Dollar Murder (10/21/1975)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mandel Kramer; Patricia Elliott; Catherine Byers; Robert Dryden; Nat Polen.

Facing a liquidation of his furniture company's assets, Dick Nelson is offered $1 million by a wealthy woman, provided he kill a close friend.