The man then describes his wonderful state of calm and relaxation, moments of total freedom of all responsibility and worry inflicted upon him by machines.

At the end of The Murderer's tale, however, the psychiatrist steps back into the world of music and talk, quickly relaying information on the man's condition to an aide over another communication device, and re-immerses himself into the glare of technology's power.

In the revised version, the psychiatrist returns to his office and, barraged by noise and electronics, destroys his newly replaced "lapel phone" and asks his secretary for a chocolate milkshake (to pour into his fax machine).

[citation needed] The story was adapted as a dark comedy/musical one-act play, marking the first collaboration of actor/writer Christian Scheider and artist Tucker Marder.

[2] The cast consisted of Christian Scheider (The Murderer), Madeline Wise (The Psychiatrist), and Britt Mosley (Technology).