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MIU continues their investigations; they have one key question: why was Rosie on the ward for four days-a question nobody has answers to. Dr. Hernandez remains the focus. James unearths a shocking secret and begins his own investigation.

It's a good middle episode. I came away with more questions than answers, but I definitely enjoyed it. It's definitely showing us just how stressful the life of a doctor is. Imagine having to make a decision on someone's state of health and having to prioritise one person's health over another's.

It's tense, energetic, and definitely dramatic, plus it's got the wonderful Tom Hughes. What could be better?

There's definitely some sort of a stitch-up here. I just want to know who's at the heart of it and if it goes higher than Dr. Hernandez-her boss perhaps?

I want to know what is going on with Maria and what on earth Dr. Hernandez has over her.

After a long break, I need to get back into it. It's very good.

7/10.

Jonathan calls at the home of his friend Roderick Usher, who's suffering from a malaise, along with his sister. Usher explains to his friend that both he and his sister are afflicted with a condition as a result of a family curse.

I think it's an unfairly maligned early adaptation of the great classic Poe text. Think of it: it's 1950; Ivan Bennett would have had many limitations-financial, technical, and constraints of the story itself-perhaps explaining why the story is vastly altered from the book.

I thought the old hag was rather effective. The makeup wasn't great, I'll give you that, but she did provide a few scares and uncomfortable moments.

Best of all, the one name I recognised, Gwen Watford, was perhaps the most effective element, and who can resist that brilliant line 'we put her living in the tomb.'

Subsequent adaptations are vastly improved, but for 1950, I think it's an effective atmospheric horror with a few scares.

6/10.

After an evening with his mistress, Talmudge tries to get to his hotel, but his taxi driver drops him at the wrong address. He is taken in out of the rain by a mortician, who has a series of grisly tales.

At least he offered him a cup of Joe!

It's a low-budget, late 1970s anthology series. It seems to want to recreate some of the better classic portmanteau films from previous years, but it stumbles along, offering very little by way of scares.

I must admit, when I hit record, I thought it was 'the other' film, but I stuck with it. I think the budget constraints went against it; some of the scenes looked rushed and needed more work. The children, for example, had some nice ideas, but the final result was just daft.

The music belonged in some sort of dodgy romance film, and the ending was a massive letdown. Something more subtle in the opening sequences would have worked so much better.

On the plus side, I liked the mortician. I certainly enjoyed the idea of a man who's been marked for death getting a flavor of what's to come, and I loved the two detectives vying for glory.

It's not a complete mess, but I wouldn't watch it again.

5/10.