- [afterword]
- Self - Host: I trust you understand that our having Mrs. Spirro on our program does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of her or her restaurant.
- [Hitchcock is sitting at a picnic table]
- Self - Host: You know, um, I'm wondering if picnics may not be as bad as I imagined. I haven't even seen any ants.
- [a giant ant suddenly appears]
- Self - Host: Until next time, when I shall return with another story!
- [uses bug spray to kill the giant ant]
- Self - Host: Good night.
- [introduction - Hitchcock is at a picnic]
- Self - Host: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. A dear friend invited me to this picnic, but he doesn't seem to be around. I seldom go on safaris of this kind. They can be simulated perfectly in your own home thanks to these two shakers. You just sprinkle these on your sandwiches.
- [indicating the shaker in his right hand]
- Self - Host: This one contains sand
- [switches shakers in each hand]
- Self - Host: and this one ants.
- [a hissing sound comes from the picnic basket]
- Self - Host: Ah, the reason for my invitation is now obvious. Rattlesnake steaks. In the original package.
- [closes the picnic basket]
- Self - Host: While I attempt to unravel this mystery, we have one for you to puzzle over. Here it is.