The minute I saw the name Henry Slesar in the credits, I had high hopes for a really intriguing mystery. After all, Slesar was the head writer of the mystery soap "The Edge of Night" for years, the golden age of its 28 year run. The story surrounds twins (Christina and Lisa) played by Pamela Franklin who have never met because one of them was institutionalized. After the death of Lisa and her father, Christina returns home to join her mother (Eleanor Parker) only to continuously hear her sister calling out to her.
One of the issues that I've noticed in this series thus far is that it only gives the viewer enough information to follow the basic plot, keeping out key elements that would fill in gaps that the script leaves out. That's very apparent in the cut between a scene where Franklin sees her sister in an open grave (nightmare or reality, never explained) and where she's talking with boyfriend Stephen Brooks. It makes it tempting to give up, but with their lineup of guest stars, that temptation disappears.
Among the other guest stars in this are veteran character actor Andrew Duggan and the exotic, mysterious Signe Hasso as a "spiritual expert". She claims that the spirit of the dead sister is trying to grab Christina to join her, yet you have to take the details here with a grain of salt. Parker's obviously keeping something from her daughter as well, evidenced by the lack of Lisa's belongings in the two room she stayed in. Weird and convoluted, this is not an episode worth remembering outside of the veteran actors.
One of the issues that I've noticed in this series thus far is that it only gives the viewer enough information to follow the basic plot, keeping out key elements that would fill in gaps that the script leaves out. That's very apparent in the cut between a scene where Franklin sees her sister in an open grave (nightmare or reality, never explained) and where she's talking with boyfriend Stephen Brooks. It makes it tempting to give up, but with their lineup of guest stars, that temptation disappears.
Among the other guest stars in this are veteran character actor Andrew Duggan and the exotic, mysterious Signe Hasso as a "spiritual expert". She claims that the spirit of the dead sister is trying to grab Christina to join her, yet you have to take the details here with a grain of salt. Parker's obviously keeping something from her daughter as well, evidenced by the lack of Lisa's belongings in the two room she stayed in. Weird and convoluted, this is not an episode worth remembering outside of the veteran actors.