| Director | Roy Ward Baker |
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Composer Richard Morton experiences blackouts and cannot account for his actions. He recalls a woman's screams and a conversation with his wife Emily, but it is all a blur. Morton visits his friend John Harkness and is introduced to film actress Julie Bannon, to whom he is attracted. He also has made a date with Lisa Muller, who is angry when Morton appears two hours late. He loses his temper and threatens her.
Julie attempts to seduce Morton, but he resists. He returns to Lisa and begins to menace her again, only to suffer another blackout. When he awakens, Morton is in his own home by himself and is unsure where he has been or what he has done. He phones Lisa and learns she is all right. Concerned, he contacts Julie as well, but she is also unharmed. Morton is glad that his violent temper did not cause him to lose control and that the woman's screams are all in his mind until finds his wife dead in the bedroom.