Husband values creating beautiful furniture, but his wife has always preferred money and position. She uses the deaf mute cousin to spy on the husband. Sal Mineo does a impressive job as the cousin, afraid of both spouses. Only the niece values him as a person. The husband knows the wife will kill him , but his lawyer - a cheerful smiling and bright Leonard Nimoy tells him how to leave his money to his niece without violating communal property laws. There is a terrible amount of yelling, that painful to hear. Jo Van Fleet as the homicidal wife is truly frightening, especially after she finds out how her husband has deprived her of his money.