Plot

Dr. Redford's patient John Fearing can mimic any disease's symptoms, and is having an affair with Mrs. Redford. / Cedric Acton, a student of the black arts, plans to replace his cruel wife Carlotta's soul with that of a kind housekeeper.

A doctor uses a man who is highly susceptible to suggestion to simulate any disease through hypnosis. The only carrot keeping the subject there was the attraction between him and the doctor's much younger wife. Finally the doctor decides to have this young man cheat death. When the doctor can't bring him back by signal or medical means the young man is buried, the result of an unfortunate accident. The doctor's colleague goes through his notes and discovers that unconsciously the jealous doctor gave him the wrong signal to revive him. His wife hears this discussion and runs for the cemetery.—laird -3

Divided in two segments hosted by Rod Serling, the first episode of "Night Gallery" presents two supernatural stories. Dr. Miles Talmadge is invited by his colleague and friend Dr. Max Redford to come to his isolated clinic to witness his recent research. Max shows his only patient John Michael Fearing that has psychosomatic illness and is capable to receive suggestions under hypnosis to change his body instantaneously from healthy to sickness and vice-versa. Fearing is in love with Dr. Redford's younger wife Velia Redford and this is the only reason for him to accept to be submitted to Dr. Redford's experiments. When he decides to defeat death using Fearing, his signal does not bring his guinea pig back to life and Fearing dies. Velia becomes insane until the day Dr. Talmadge discovers his friend committed a mistake in his signal. What will happen next? Cedric Acton is unhappily married with the wealthy Carlotta Acton. He requests an ugly and lonely housekeeper and Miss Wattle applies for the job. She is interviewed by Cedric and soon she leans his intentions. Will she accept his proposal?—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil