This is a well-plotted piece. A fragile woman comes home. Her son has been accused of embezzlement. We learn early on that her relatively new husband is the real culprit, so he strangles his stepson. He hangs his body and types a suicide note. When the wife confronts him she is pushed down the stairs, resulting in some paralysis. But she begins to recover slowly and hubby gets scared she will finger him. This makes things dangerous for the wife whose mind is fine but incapable of moving her. Michael Rennie (The Day the Earth Stood Still) is the husband and has that spookiness about him that makes him a huge threat. The heroine in this story is a pretty young nurse who begins to sense signs that no one else notices. Well done.
Review of The Long Silence
