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An Unlocked Window

Glendon Baker is an invalid who is being taken care of by a nurse named Stella Crosson. Stella is pleased when another nurse named Betty Ames arrives to assist her in the work. The only other people in the house are a house keeper named Maude and her handyman husband Sam. Stella becomes worried when she hears that a nurse killer is in the area. She grows more uneasy when the lights go out. When a patient's oxygen begins to run low, Stella sends the handyman out to get some. Growing paranoid, Stella locks all the windows in the house but neglects to lock the one in the basement. Later, Stella sees a man outside and panics when there is knocking at the door. She fails to notice that it is the handyman trying to get back in. She heads for the phone, but stops and heads into the lounge to help Nurse Ames who has been apparently attacked. Once in the lounge, however, Nurse Ames attacks her. Stella pulls at the Nurse's hair and reveals that Nurse Ames is really a man and a murderer who sees

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  • Originally Aired February 15, 1965
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Network NBC
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Name Type Role
James Bridges Writer
Ethel Lina White Writer
John Kerr Guest Star
Len Hendry Guest Star
E.J. André Guest Star
Dana Wynter Guest Star
Cathie Merchant Guest Star
T.C. Jones Guest Star
Lew Brown Guest Star
Stephen Roberts Guest Star
Louise Latham Guest Star
John Willis Guest Star
Joseph M. Newman Director