Arthur had just happily showed off his modern farm and "perfect life" to friend Police Sergeant John Theron (Macnee) before Helen returns that very day after a year's absence.
After 40 years and on the prophesized day, a digger (Reichnow) discovers the corpse, but there is a locket on Michael's body with a picture of another woman, shattering Stella's long held belief that they had the perfect marriage.
However, David's father, Johnny Logan, is a serial killer piano player who killed his blonde girlfriend for cheating on him, and his execution is that night at 11:00 PM.
David finally smashes a television in despair as news is aired revealing his father's death, with other patrons (Rhodes, Kenyon, Kemp) forced to grab and calm him.
Young gangster Art (Vaughn) is ordered by his new boss Barberosa (White), who enjoys teasing employee Prentiss (McVey) with his new pet piranha, to prove himself and earn a promotion by delivering $10,000 and then killing the recipient named Moran (Matthau).
He then visits Jersey resident John Treadwell (Jones), who works in an office so obsessed with health that the secretary (Edwards) doesn't even speak (rather she communicates through pre-recorded statements as to avoid catching a cold).
She constantly enjoys causing a ruckus and making noise (which annoys his wife (Windust) of twenty-seven years and teenage children as well), saying that being quiet is for the grave.
Treadwell then realizes that it is only a matter of time before his own children, son Jack (Meadows) and daughter Jill (Kilgas), have him "dealt with" as well, as is implied by Bunce.
Tom Fortnam (Lazer), like many boys all over the country, is excitedly buying mail-order mushrooms to grow in his home's cellar, and a delivery man (Hagerty) soon delivers them.
Bill and his wife Cynthia Fortnam (Straight) are worried when Roger mysteriously disappears after his son Joe (Burns) beginning to grow mushrooms, as well as warning them that something catastrophic is going to happen.
They are deliberately blocked on the road by inconsiderate, selfish, uncaring salesman Ed Fratus (Emhardt), who had even previously smashed a child's (Hale) toy for the sheer joy of doing so.
While out with her extremely talkative neighbor Ben Prowdy (Harris) and searching for a collection of the works of Mary Shelley with a bookstore clerk (Soule), Siddons sees Barnes with a man outside of a nightclub.
Supporting Cast: Tyler McVey as Referee, Katherine Squire as Carlos' Wife, Marc Cavell as Bellhop, Phil Gordon as Bartender Cyprus.
Sheriff Andy Willetts (Baxter) and chemist Saul (Maxwell) discuss the likelihood of a fair trial while a local boy (Erickson) inquires about a hanging.
After the town minister (Jackson) presides over the funeral, Betty argues with both Sheriff Andy and her father Canby, as husband John (Carlile) attempts to hold her back.
Supporting Cast: Paul E. Burns as Restaurant Proprietor, Read Morgan as Police Officer Wealth seeker Judy (Stevens) narrates her desire to be rich, and she sees her path to that goal by marrying the heir to the Craig family fortune.
Noonan moves into the mansion, pretending to be Judy's cousin, and he accidentally sickens himself after he pours ant poison on the filet steak that he thinks will go to Casper but that goes to him instead.
Newcomers Jamie (Johnson) and Ben McMahon (Morgan) have civilized the unruly community of Copperpocket and gained everyone's respect, so they end up resolving the dispute with their "brotherly love".
Lottie leads him on a walk to a secluded waterfall where she discusses her childhood and losing her parents, while John mentions how he lost his father but was left financially well off.
Sir Richard explains what happened from his viewpoint and offers to pay Keyser five hundred thousand pounds to keep him quiet (as he has made millions from their investments) so that he can earn a peerage the next year.
Supporting Cast: Irene Tedrow as Lady Musgrave, Bartlett Robinson as Henry Caldwell, Irene Windust as Janet Boswell, Ralph Clanton as Ship's Purser, Jack Livesey as Ship's Captain, Richard Lupino as Press Photographer, Barry Bernard as Bartender, Barry Harvey as Steward (uncredited) Charles 'Charlie' Cavender (Weaver), a World War II air veteran, suffers from insomnia, caused by his fear of his brother-in-law and fellow veteran, John 'Jack' Fletcher (Ragin).
Charlie visits Doctor Tebaldi (Millhollin) and chats with his receptionist (Lord) before discussing the nature of his problem, as he can only sleep for an hour or so at a time and has lost several jobs recently following his wife's death.
That night Joe sees a man (Bradley) collapse on the sidewalk and, thinking him dead, steals his wallet filled with $275 and his identity listed as Marvin Horn.
That night, after Atkins leaves, Heywood breaks into Helen's house basement, and when she tries to call the sheriff's office, the party line is busy with Emma and Betty, who refuse to get off the phone.
Guards Pops Lafferty (Westerfield) and Callahan (Mims) escort De Baca to the death chamber while Father McCann (Sullivan) gives him last rites.
Morrison is on death row for murder and wants to die with dignity, refusing his lawyer Maury Berg's (Maxwell) attempt for a stay of execution and only desiring a full pardon.
Just as Lady Charlotte arrives at the train station after saying farewell to Huggins, she encounters the real Miss Hope and advises her to wait before traveling to the Wellington home.
Lady Charlotte then travels by train to visit friend Jenny (Varden), a lawn party hostess, in order to cheerfully play croquet and reunite with her cheetah cub Rover.
Father Andy (Bell) and son Bill Davis (Reynolds) break down in the desert when their radiator overheats in their tanker truck that was converted to carry water instead of oil.
Ray (Horton) stops by a boat rental shop to pick up his wife and becomes enamored with Nyla Foster (Francis), a college student working over the summer for her father (Holland).