Our story centers on a middle aged lady named Miss Lowen and an escaped prisoner named Rod. Miss Lowen gets a visit from a detective with the warning that a prisoner has escaped and the feeling is this prisoner might be headed to this house because the prisoner had been writing to Miss Lowen's niece. Miss Lowen answers that her niece isn't at home, she's spending time with college friends.
Rod does show up and he's played by the amazing Clu Gulager. He's ranting and raving to Miss Lowen about how life in prison has been for him. He was in there dying but writing to Miss Lowen's niece brought him back to life. He wants to take Miss Lowen's niece and run away with her in order to start a new life. Miss Lowen is the voice of reason as she points out what kinda life is that, always having one eye on the door in case the law's there. Rod insults Miss Lowen. Miss Lowen manages to get on the phone and call the detective so she can alert him that Rod's at the house. Rod's picked up and taken back to jail.
I can't really call this a twist ending because of a scene that occurs earlier in the episode. Although I'll be fair and say it might be a surprise if you're watching this episode on MeTv because I want to say the scene of Miss Lowen looking at her wrinkles gets edited out on that channel. Watching online or on Antenna TV left the scene intact. Anyway, Miss Lowen sits down and writes a letter to Rod. Yes, she's been the one writing him and not Miss Lowen's niece. Although I kinda even question if there was a niece at all. That picture might be of some random girl instead of her niece. Miss Lowen writes she's glad Rod's back in jail but they at least still have their letters to enjoy. Miss Lowen breaks down and cries over Rod as the episode ends.
One can't help but sympathize for Miss. Lowen. She's rather lonely and craves to be loved. But a romance with Rod will never go beyond the letters they write to each other. I realize people might attack Miss Lowen and feel she must be in even worse shape if she's writing to somebody in jail instead of trying to find somebody in her area to build a relationship with. I won't go in that direction because the story doesn't show that backstory. She might've tried to find love and was rejected by everybody but Rod.
Anyway, this is another one of my favorite episodes and I'd highly recommend.
Rod does show up and he's played by the amazing Clu Gulager. He's ranting and raving to Miss Lowen about how life in prison has been for him. He was in there dying but writing to Miss Lowen's niece brought him back to life. He wants to take Miss Lowen's niece and run away with her in order to start a new life. Miss Lowen is the voice of reason as she points out what kinda life is that, always having one eye on the door in case the law's there. Rod insults Miss Lowen. Miss Lowen manages to get on the phone and call the detective so she can alert him that Rod's at the house. Rod's picked up and taken back to jail.
I can't really call this a twist ending because of a scene that occurs earlier in the episode. Although I'll be fair and say it might be a surprise if you're watching this episode on MeTv because I want to say the scene of Miss Lowen looking at her wrinkles gets edited out on that channel. Watching online or on Antenna TV left the scene intact. Anyway, Miss Lowen sits down and writes a letter to Rod. Yes, she's been the one writing him and not Miss Lowen's niece. Although I kinda even question if there was a niece at all. That picture might be of some random girl instead of her niece. Miss Lowen writes she's glad Rod's back in jail but they at least still have their letters to enjoy. Miss Lowen breaks down and cries over Rod as the episode ends.
One can't help but sympathize for Miss. Lowen. She's rather lonely and craves to be loved. But a romance with Rod will never go beyond the letters they write to each other. I realize people might attack Miss Lowen and feel she must be in even worse shape if she's writing to somebody in jail instead of trying to find somebody in her area to build a relationship with. I won't go in that direction because the story doesn't show that backstory. She might've tried to find love and was rejected by everybody but Rod.
Anyway, this is another one of my favorite episodes and I'd highly recommend.