List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1979 season)

This is an episode list for the 1979 season of the radio drama series CBS Radio Mystery Theater. The series premiered on CBS on January 6, 1974, and ended on December 31, 1982. A set of 1,399 original episodes aired between January 1974 and December 1982. The series was broadcast every day of the week for the first six years with repeats filling in empty slots starting in February 1974. All episodes are available free at the Internet Archive.

List of seasons

Episode list	# of episodes
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1974 season)	193
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1975 season)	212
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1976 season)	170
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1977 season)	186
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1978 season)	176
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1979 season)	106
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1980 season)	97
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1981 season)	132
List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1982 season)	127

1979 episodes

January

#	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
938	1	"Complete Recovery"	Himan Brown	Percy Granger	January 1, 1979 (1979-01-01)
As a hit-and-run victim slowly recovers from her injuries, she develops a series of unusual phobias, which in turn become clues into the mystery surrounding her accident. Starring: Mary Jane Higby, Joan Shay, Russell Horton, Jada Rowland
939	2	"The Look"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	January 4, 1979 (1979-01-04)
A U.S. Senator sees his work with a Congressional subcommittee on organized crime as buoying his Presidential aspirations… that is, until the inquest moves too close to home. Starring: Michael Tolan, Carol Teitel
940	3	"Nefertiti (Part I): The Vulture Screams"	Himan Brown	G. Frederick Lewis	January 8, 1979 (1979-01-08)
A 5-part tale of the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti begins with her planned marriage to Prince Akhenaten, a timid man who's the target of not only her disdain… but also of those who doubt his leadership and conspire against him. Starring: Tammy Grimes, Russell Horton
941	4	"Nefertiti (Part II): To Kill a Pharaoh"	Himan Brown	G. Frederick Lewis	January 9, 1979 (1979-01-09)
As a conspiracy to kill Akhenaten fails, Nefertiti finds she's developing love for him, and the two set out to establish a new religion of worship to the God of the Sun. Starring: Tammy Grimes, Russell Horton
942	5	"Nefertiti (Part III): The Cobra Strikes"	Himan Brown	G. Frederick Lewis	January 10, 1979 (1979-01-10)
Nefertiti establishes Amarna ("The City of Truth") with Akhenaten, learns she is pregnant, and becomes enamored with their army's general. Starring: Tammy Grimes, Russell Horton, Earl Hammond
943	6	"Nefertiti (Part IV): The Head with One Eye"	Himan Brown	G. Frederick Lewis	January 11, 1979 (1979-01-11)
Akhenaten acts the pacifist as he strengthens Amarna's defenses against threatening neighbors; after their daughter's death, Nefertiti turns with rage against both her husband and the cruel Sun God. Starring: Tammy Grimes, Russell Horton
944	7	"Nefertiti (Part V): Curse of the Scarab"	Himan Brown	G. Frederick Lewis	January 12, 1979 (1979-01-12)
The storyline ends with Nefertiti arranging a burial ceremony for her daughter involving all the gods instead of the Sun God exclusively; it leads to Akhenaten becoming vengeful against the queen. Starring: Tammy Grimes, Russell Horton
945	8	"The Long, Long Sleep"	Himan Brown	Arnold Moss	January 15, 1979 (1979-01-15)
Despondent after learning he needs life-saving open heart surgery, a man experiences strange situations in which he believes he is already dead. Starring: Larry Haines Adapted from the story by H. G. Wells
946	9	"The Wandering Wind"	Himan Brown	Elspeth Eric	January 17, 1979 (1979-01-17)
Two shy newlyweds move into the bride's home; their view of the decaying place (he wants to renovate it, she's steadfast in leaving it untouched) mirrors their approach to socializing with the rest of the world. Starring: John Beal, Teri Keane Inspired by the poem "The Deva's Song" by Edwin Arnold
947	10	"Side Effects"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	January 19, 1979 (1979-01-19)
A scientist tells his boss that their company's new wonder drug has harmful side effects; the boss, fearing the news could bankrupt the company if it's revealed, kills the scientist. Starring: Robert Dryden, Mandel Kramer
948	11	"Let the Buyer Beware"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	January 22, 1979 (1979-01-22)
Marcie purchases a table at an estate sale; her discovery of a twice-fired pistol in its secret drawer leads her to learn about the table's history… and, in turn, a murder scheme in a small town full of intrigue. Starring: Joan Lovejoy
949	12	"The Burning Bough"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	January 24, 1979 (1979-01-24)
A woman is convinced a tree bough she saved from a fireplace keeps her son alive; she soon faces a dilemma when her son starts committing serious misdeeds. Starring: Grace Matthews, Norman Rose, Russell Horton, Catherine Byers
950	13	"The Dominant Personality"	Himan Brown	Percy Granger	January 26, 1979 (1979-01-26)
A waitress from the city starts a new life with her loner husband in the wilderness, but she begins to doubt her man when clues from a series of murders on adjoining land point to him. Starring: Roberta Maxwell, Ralph Bell

February

Series Ep.#	Season Ep.#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
951	14	"Love After Death"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	February 5, 1979 (1979-02-05)
Despite a terminal illness, Marta Daninoff continues dual pursuits — as a celebrated concert pianist, and as a wife yearning for a husband she refuses to believe had been "eliminated" after returning to their native Soviet Union. Luckily, her manager has a lead on the latter. Starring: Evie Juster, Norman Rose
952	15	"Everybody Does It"	Himan Brown	Murray Burnett	February 7, 1979 (1979-02-07)
Theater critic William Crawford vowed to his actress ex-wife, Margaret, that he would pan her performance in a new play. When William is found murdered, Margaret becomes the investigation's lead suspect… but William's criminal side career may have played a bigger part in his death. Starring: Robert Dryden, Carol Teitel, Earl Hammond
953	16	"The Sinister Shadow"	Himan Brown	Elspeth Eric	February 12, 1979 (1979-02-12)
A meek, maternally-henpecked woman tells a tale of how she happened to meet her doppelganger in a seedy bar… and how said double rebelled against her in a lethal way. Starring: Teri Keane, Grace Matthews, Joan Shay
954	17	"The Missing Day"	Himan Brown	Percy Granger	February 14, 1979 (1979-02-14)
The manager of a nuclear facility tries to recall a day he cannot account for and has no memory of. It was also the day when a shipment of high-grade uranium departed his plant. Starring: Russell Horton
955	18	"The Shock of His Life"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	February 19, 1979 (1979-02-19)
A petty gambler is electrocuted while trying to fix his television; the shock gives him the power to foresee the winners of sporting events, but his use of this new power results in disaster. Starring: Larry Haines
956	19	"The Great Brain"	Himan Brown	James Agate, Jr.	February 21, 1979 (1979-02-21)
Dr. Gregory March is a certified genius who claims that anything can be done through the use of brain power and logic… including freeing oneself from a maximum security prison cell through just the use of a few odd items. Dr March bets a friend and a prison warden that he can do just that. Starring: Gordon Heath Adapted from the short story "The Problem of Cell 13" by Jacques Futrelle
957	20	"Hickory, Dickory, Doom"	Himan Brown	Bob Juhren	February 26, 1979 (1979-02-26)
A couple purchase a frequently-malfunctioning grandfather clock at an estate sale and present it to a local minister. It is soon discovered that the clock has a more demonic purpose than just telling time. Starring: Tony Roberts, Patricia Elliott
958	21	"Shadows from the Grave"	Himan Brown	James Agate, Jr.	February 28, 1979 (1979-02-28)
Xavier and Catherine Zenith inherit the 59-acre estate of his late uncle, George, with the strict requirement that they make sure the crypt in which George is interred is not tampered; but evil occurrences begin to occur after the local priest refuses to bless George's final resting place. Starring: Kristoffer Tabori, Betsy Beard, Court Benson, Fred Gwynne Adapted from a story by Wilkie Collins

March

Series Ep.#	Season Ep.#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
959	22	"The Fall of Gentryville"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	March 5, 1979 (1979-03-05)
A reporter is dispatched to uncover the mystery of a small mountain town that disappeared without a trace. The lone survivor tells a chilling tale of what happened when a rich stranger came to the town. Starring: Michael Tolan, Jackson Beck, Ray Owens, Evelyn Juster
960	23	"Watcher of the Living"	Himan Brown	James Agate, Jr.	March 7, 1979 (1979-03-07)
A botched science experiment sends an overworked high school teacher and a principal into a purgatory-like dimension, where they encounter strange beings and observe the wrongdoings of the living. Starring: Tony Roberts, Gilbert Mack, Robert Dryden, Bryna Raeburn Adapted from a short story by H. G. Wells
961	24	"All the Time in the World"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	March 12, 1979 (1979-03-12)
A down-on-his-luck con artist think he's discovered the secret to eternal life, but later realizes that immortality has its drawbacks. Starring: Ralph Bell
962	25	"The Love God"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	March 14, 1979 (1979-03-14)
After alienating the man she wants to marry, a strongly-opinionated woman in British-occupied India appeals to the trace of an Indian love god. Starring: Marian Seldes, Court Benson
963	26	"The Unseen Watcher"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	March 19, 1979 (1979-03-19)
A gambler kills his wife and torches their house, hoping the insurance money will settle his debts with a bookie. Unfortunately for him, a helicopter pilot witnesses the crime. Starring: Earl Hammond, Mandel Kramer
964	27	"Masks"	Himan Brown	Gerald Keane	March 21, 1979 (1979-03-21)
A retired Hollywood producer is relieved of a precious cigarette case during a train ride; his quest to reclaim the stolen item leads him into a dangerous situation. Starring: John Beal
965	28	"Enemy from Space"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	March 26, 1979 (1979-03-26)
Aiming to trigger a nuclear war, aliens kidnap the U.S. president and replace him with a lookalike. Aware of the deception, the real president's daughter and his aide try to thwart the scheme. Starring: Mandel Kramer, Evelyn Juster, Russell Horton
966	29	"Waste Paper"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	March 28, 1979 (1979-03-28)
Her sexist superiors give police detective Gertrude Millrose one day to investigate a seemingly routine murder case. But more time is needed when Millrose discovers that the victim was more than just some cleaning lady. Starring: Kim Hunter, Lloyd Battista, Earl Hammond

April

Series Ep.#	Season Ep.#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
967	30	"Voyage to Intrastar"	Himan Brown	Roy Winsor	April 2, 1979 (1979-04-02)
A psychologist who visits his late wife through his dreams tries to prove his belief of a dimension where souls of the dead congregate before their reincarnation. Starring: Norman Rose
968	31	"The Believers"	Himan Brown	Percy Granger	April 4, 1979 (1979-04-04)
Agatha Pearson finds it peculiar how people enter the Bolivars' house next door but never leave; when she sends her son over to investigate, he discovers a parallel universe within the house. Starring: Joan Shay, Kriostoffer Tabori, John Beal
969	32	"The Permanent Man"	Himan Brown	Gerald Keane	April 9, 1979 (1979-04-09)
On the planet Neptune, c. 2020, a man asks a doctor to perform experiments on his brain; the results are terrifying. Starring: Robert Dryden, Russell Horton, Teri Keane Adapted from a story by William Morrow
970	33	"The Charnel House"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	April 11, 1979 (1979-04-11)
Concerned about her father's well being, Jane Pryor heads to the prestigious Massachusetts clinic that's caring for him. What she finds there is ghastly: Her father is dead, the chief resident is incapacitated, unscrupulous staffers are planning nefarious schemes… and a pair of vicious Dobermans are making sure no one escapes. Starring: Roberta Maxwell, Gordon Gould, Grace Matthews, Court Benson
971	34	"Ring of Evil"	Himan Brown	James Agate, Jr.	April 16, 1979 (1979-04-16)
A young woman vacationing with her father witnesses a murder. All she can recall is seeing a distinctive ring on the murderer's hand… the same ring that appears on the finger of a potential lover. Starring: Kathleen Quinlan Adapted from a story by D. H. Maxwell
972	35	"The Golden Girl"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	April 18, 1979 (1979-04-18)
Despotic religious leader The Messenger Lawrence is assassinated during one of his revivals. The woman who pulled the trigger tells her lawyer she comes from a futuristic world that knows only happiness and beauty… and whose elders "programmed" her to kill Lawrence lest his evil message spread through the universe. Starring: Earl Hammond, Evie Juster, Gordon Heath
973	36	"The Glass Bubble"	Himan Brown	Elspeth Eric	April 23, 1979 (1979-04-23)
Doris secludes herself into a glass bubble, believing the sterile environment gives her special psychic powers… including the ability to foresee death. Starring: Teri Keane
974	37	"Letter of Love, Letter of Death"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	April 25, 1979 (1979-04-25)
A police detective investigates the murder of a theatrical producer, with evidence pointing to the playwright whose works the producer turned down. Starring: Michael Tolan, Ian Martin, Martha Greenhouse
975	38	"War of Angels"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	April 30, 1979 (1979-04-30)
Lucifer and the archangel Michael debate over the ultimate destination of a ruthless businesswoman laying near death; it's a toss-up, for each of her good deeds may have offset all of her evil aspects. Starring: Mandel Kramer, Russell Horton, Ann Williams, Bryna Raeburn

May

Series Ep.#	Season Ep.#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
976	39	"The Fabulous Pillow"	Himan Brown	Roy Winsor	May 2, 1979 (1979-05-02)
Knocked unconscious after a car crash, Tom Porter dreams himself in the company of a former coworker who, 10 years earlier, he defended against a robbery charge at the expense of his own job… and who in this dream offers Tom some of the stolen loot. Starring: Tony Roberts, Ralph Bell, William Griffis, Teri Keane
977	40	"Search for Eden"	Himan Brown	Gerald Keane	May 7, 1979 (1979-05-07)
An avalanche sweeps an Ecuadorian mountain climbing guide into an unknown valley, a veritable natural paradise that its residents cannot appreciate because they are all without sight. Starring: Lloyd Battista Adapted from the H. G. Wells short story "The Country of the Blind"
978	41	"The Hole in the Sky"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	May 9, 1979 (1979-05-09)
An ace interstellar pilot is forced into a job smuggling contraband; the only way he can deliver the goods on time is to go through a dangerous wormhole in space. Starring: Mandel Kramer, Joan Shay, Earl Hammond, Russell Horton
979	42	"Virtue Is Its Own Reward"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	May 14, 1979 (1979-05-14)
An angel and a demon take on earthly bodies (as a lawyer and a secretary, respectively) in a fight to win the soul of a real estate investor. Starring: Fred Gwynne, Robert Dryden, Bryna Raeburn, Ray Owens
980	43	"Messenger from Yesterday"	Himan Brown	Gerald Keane	May 16, 1979 (1979-05-16)
A college professor offers as a birthday gift to his wife a life-size statue of a pharaoh… which becomes the professor's unhealthy obsession when it comes to life and starts doing housework. Starring: Norman Rose, Teri Keane, Gordon Gould, Russell Horton
981	44	"Help Wanted"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	May 21, 1979 (1979-05-21)
A series of serial killings of lonely old women piques a police detective's interest when his own elderly aunt offers a local grocer as a possible suspect. Starring: Tony Roberts, Carol Teitel
982	45	"Dreams"	Himan Brown	Elspeth Eric	May 23, 1979 (1979-05-23)
Small-time gambler Ben Bailey uses his wife Gloria's unusual ability to predict, through dreams, outcomes at the roulette table. But the winnings suddenly dry up when a shock dream of her mother's death scares Gloria into a coma. Starring: Kristoffer Tabori, Robert Dryden, Evelyn Juster
983	46	"The Outsider"	Himan Brown	Bob Juhren	May 28, 1979 (1979-05-28)
Since 1949, no one has entered or left the town of Hanover Hills, nor have its citizens grown old or died, thanks to a rumbling geological fissure nearby. When Doug Watson misses his train stop and arrives in the town, the residents are sure he's the savior that will reunite them with the modern world. Starring: John Beal, Joan Shea, Robert Maxwell, Ray Owens
984	47	"A Curious Experience"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	May 30, 1979 (1979-05-30)
A homeless 16-year-old enlists in the Union Army during the Civil War. When he's accused of being a Confederate spy, he rattles off a long and stellar list of co-conspirators to avoid sanction. Starring: Kristoffer Tabori, Robert Dryden, Jackson Beck, Bryna Raeburn Adapted from a story by Mark Twain

June

Series Ep.#	Season Ep.#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
985	48	"Willy and Dilly"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	June 4, 1979 (1979-06-04)
Financial broker Harrison Dillard Wentworth ("Dilly") falls for the charms of Wilhelmina Zurich ("Willy") when she asks him to invest $5000 of her savings. But Willy's advances to the married Dilly is only part of a bamboozle with her blackmailing brother. Starring: Fred Gwynne, Evelyn Juster, Lloyd Battista
986	49	"The Pardon"	Himan Brown	Gerald Keane	June 6, 1979 (1979-06-06)
A man vows revenge after being incarcerated for accidentally causing his mother-in-law's death; those in his sights include his wife, who has a horrible dream about his pardon. Starring: Larry Haines, Russell Horton, Ray Owens, Carol Teitel Adapted from a story by Emil Bazan
987	50	"Look Who's Coming"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	June 11, 1979 (1979-06-11)
Flo Betts loves watching soap operas, until one day her favorite show is interrupted by space aliens warning of a pending invasion of Earth. She insists what she watched is real, but her science fiction-loving husband, Harry, does not believe her. Starring: Teri Keane, Joe Silver
988	51	"The Copenhagen Connection"	Himan Brown	Gerald Keane	June 13, 1979 (1979-06-13)
A police detective faces a painful betrayal while tracing a fraudulent insurance claim through Mexico and Europe. Starring: Ralph Bell, Bryna Raeburn, Lloyd Battista, Earl Hammond
989	52	"The Unquiet Tomb"	Himan Brown	Elspeth Eric	June 18, 1979 (1979-06-18)
A young family move to a remote island already occupied by an old ship's captain and his personal assistant. But tragedy befalls the family when their children mysteriously die and are entombed under their house. Starring: Fred Gwynne, Robert Dryden, Teri Keane
990	53	"The Spaces on the Wall"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	June 20, 1979 (1979-06-20)
An art broker hires a private investigator to look into the case of an associate that fell victim to vicious scam. Starring: Kevin McCarthy
991	54	"Mission from Zython"	Himan Brown	Roy Winsor	June 25, 1979 (1979-06-25)
A farner and his son take pictures of a flying saucer landing near a military base. Before long, an alien being comes to demand the pictures… and to reveal why he's on Earth. Starring: John Beal
992	55	"The Giuseppe Verdi Autobus"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	June 27, 1979 (1979-06-27)
A widowed woman meets and falls in love with a divorced man while on vacation in Italy. When they travel back to the U.S. together, she agrees to pack a music box in her suitcase… and is arrested at Kennedy Airport after customs agents discover the box contains heroin. Starring: Tammy Grimes, Robert Dryden, Lloyd Battista, Gilbert Mack

July

Series Ep.#	Season Ep.#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
993	56	"The Rivalry"	Himan Brown	James Agate, Jr.	July 2, 1979 (1979-07-02)
A Washington, D.C. police detective works the murder of a lounge singer with international connections, but an old nemesis who has gone straight may be way ahead of him in the investigation. Starring: Court Benson, John Beal, Kristoffer Tabori, Earl Hammond Based on a short story by Maurice Leblanc
994	57	"The Great White Shark"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	July 4, 1979 (1979-07-04)
Charter boat captain Gunner Trent agrees to take arrogant millionaire J.H. Burden on a fishing expedition. Trent's attraction to his young wife makes Burden jealous… but it's nothing compared to the rage Trent has for the shark that claimed his leg. Starring: Michael Tolan, Ian Martin, Joan Banks
995	58	"Smile at a Homely Girl"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	July 9, 1979 (1979-07-09)
Will Bennett is accused by wife Marcia of having an affair… and becomes the prime suspect in Marcia's murder. But evidence from a most unlikely source could verify his innocence. Starring: Larry Haines, Teri Keane, Evelyn Juster, Ray Owens
996	59	"The Fools"	Himan Brown	Gerald Keane	July 11, 1979 (1979-07-11)
After his father's death, a young man is forced to fend for himself in post-revolutionary Russia, and falls in with a thug with a penchance for crime. Starring: Russell Horton, Fred Gwynne Adapted from the Maxim Gorky story "One Autumn Night"
997	60	"The House of the Dead Heart"	Himan Brown	James Agate, Jr.	July 16, 1979 (1979-07-16)
A young college student travels to Siena, Italy to view an undiscoverd Leonardo da Vinci painting, and begins a clandestine romance with the secluded daughter of the painting's owner. Starring: Kristoffer Tabori, Gordon Gould, Evelyn Juster Adapted from the Edith Horton short story "The House of the Dead Hand"
998	61	"The Case of the Forced Divorce"	Himan Brown	James Agate, Jr.	July 18, 1979 (1979-07-18)
A gentleman con artist and an American police detective come to the aid of a British woman whose husband wants a divorce and custody of their young son. Starring: Robert Dryden, Court Benson, John Beal
999	62	"No Man's Land"	Himan Brown	Percy Granger	July 23, 1979 (1979-07-23)
The residents of a small French village during World War II capture and put on trial two American soldiers for their actions in the conflict. Starring: Tony Roberts, Earl Hammond, Carol Teitel, William Griffis
1000	63	"Catch a Falling Star"	Himan Brown	Nancy Moore	July 25, 1979 (1979-07-25)
Out of charity, the people of a small town take their sewing needs to a crazed seamstress… but trouble starts when she volunteers to make a wedding dress for a young bride-to-be. Starring: Carol Teitel, Ralph Bell, Teri Keane, Kathleen Quinlan
1001	64	"Relax and Enjoy It"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	July 30, 1979 (1979-07-30)
After they demand a $10 million ransom for his return, a wealthy businessman tries to turn his anti-capitalist kidnappers against each other in an effort to gain his freedom. Starring: Norman Rose, Roberta Maxwell

August

Series Ep.#	Season Ep.#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1002	65	"The (Love) Goddess Caper"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	August 1, 1979 (1979-08-01)
In this episode based on a Mark Twain story, an Italian woman asks the traveling Twain to help obtain her husband's release from a psychiatric institution; he was committed there for claiming he had sculpted what the locals consider an ancient piece of art. Starring: Court Benson (as Twain), Russell Horton, Gordon Gould, Bryna Raeburn
1003	66	"Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright"	Himan Brown	Roy Winsor	August 13, 1979 (1979-08-13)
Charlotte Banning complains of an unexplained anxiety, so her psychologist puts her under hypnosis, where she reveals a concealed memory of a vicious tiger attack… suffered by an ancestor 100 years ago. Starring: Robert Dryden, Patricia Elliott
1004	67	"Body and Soul"	Himan Brown	Elspeth Eric	August 15, 1979 (1979-08-15)
A bedridden woman lapses into a coma and has an out-of-body experience, one that sees her estranged daughter rushing to her mother's bedside. Starring: Teri Keane
1005	68	"Taboo Means Death"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	August 20, 1979 (1979-08-20)
A pilot flies to Samoa and finds his old college flame is now a bethroed princess; his attempts to smuggle her out of the country leaves her mother — and the island's deities — unamused. Starring: Russell Horton, Evie Juster
1006	69	"Stranger from Nowhere"	Himan Brown	James Agate, Jr.	August 22, 1979 (1979-08-22)
A scientist is convinced he is really an alien from another planet, a belief he begins to doubt after encountering a woman who claims to be his wife. Starring: Paul Hecht, Carol Teitel
1007	70	"A Cup of Bitter Chocolate"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	August 27, 1979 (1979-08-27)
It's a battle of wits between a rich woman's son (who wants to kill her to inherit her fortune) and the woman's butler (who aims to prevent her murder by any means necessary). Starring: Paul Hecht, Robert Dryden, Joan Shea
1008	71	"Ninety Lives"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	August 29, 1979 (1979-08-29)
A waitress takes a fancy to a well-dressed amnesia victim who wanders into her diner one night, much to her suspicious brother's displeasure. Starring: Teri Keane, Fred Gwynne, Russell Horton

September

Series Ep.#	Season Ep.#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1009	72	"Tomorrow Will Never Come"	Himan Brown	Nancy Moore	September 3, 1979 (1979-09-03)
The residents of a residential building band together to keep the building's elevator, and the operator that treats said elevator as if it's the love of his life, from obsolescence. Starring: Robert Dryden, Grace Matthews, Earl Hammond, Ray Owens
1010	73	"The Man in the Black Cap"	Himan Brown	James Agate, Jr.	September 5, 1979 (1979-09-05)
Upon retiring to a country manor, a mine owner receives a mysterious visitor… and afterwards develops a dual personality. Starring: Paul Hecht, Carol Teitel, Ian Martin Adapted from a story by Edith Wharton
1011	74	"The Odyssey of Laura Collins"	Himan Brown	Bob Juhren	September 10, 1979 (1979-09-10)
After undergoing hypnotism to cure her severe melancholia, a woman suddenly falls into a coma and finds her spirit wandering the streets of New York, even as her mother is beside herself with grief. Starring: Betsy Beard
1012	75	"The Two Sams"	Himan Brown	Gerald Keane	September 12, 1979 (1979-09-12)
Retired cop Samson O'Malley and attorney Sam Jacobs start a private investigation firm. Their first case deals with the kidnapping of a wealthy family's infant son — an investigation that uncovers some dark familial secrets. Starring: Fred Gwynne, Russell Horton, Evie Juster, Ian Martin
1013	76	"The Guillotine"	Himan Brown	Elspeth Eric	September 17, 1979 (1979-09-17)
A loveless, friendless American medical student meets the girl of his dreams while the brutality of the French Revolution surrounds them. Starring: Paul Hecht Adapted from the short story "The Adventure of the German Student" by Washington Irving
1014	77	"You're Better Off Guilty"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	September 19, 1979 (1979-09-19)
A mousy, unexceptional stockbrocker discovers the dead body of a famous celebrity… and finds guilty pleasure in being the prime suspect in the case. Starring: Kristoffer Tabori, Joan Shea, Ray Owens, Marian Hailey
1015	78	"The Gettysburg Address"	Himan Brown	Gerald Keane	September 24, 1979 (1979-09-24)
Murder and kidnapping dog two fortune hunters in pursuit of a treasure supposedly hidden in the area of the famous Civil War battlefield. Starring: Robert Dryden, Earl Hammond, Lloyd Battista Adapted from a story by Maurice Leblanc
1016	79	"The Eighth Day"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	September 26, 1979 (1979-09-26)
Roger Criswell mistreats his wife and ruins the business he inherited from his late father-in-law… who promised to get revenge from beyond the grave should either occur. Starring: Mandel Kramer, Court Benson, Evelyn Juster, William Griffis

October

Series Ep.#	Season Ep.#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1017	80	"The Beast"	Himan Brown	James Agate, Jr.	October 1, 1979 (1979-10-01)
With a local sheriff's help, a young boy investigates the death of his father, who was killed in a brutal hit-and-run by a businessman who acts as if nothing out of the ordinary took place. Starring: Norman Rose, Robert Dryden, Carol Teitel, Russell Horton Adapted from a short story by Edith Wharton
1018	81	"The Finger of God"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	October 3, 1979 (1979-10-03)
Her father arranges Carey Randall's marriage to an older, wealthier man. Carey's lover, a poor ranch hand, devises a plan to raise money and have the two of them run away together. Starring: Kristoffer Tabori, Catherine Byers, Ian Martin, Russell Horton
1019	82	"Wilhemina Wilson"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	October 8, 1979 (1979-10-08)
"Brush up on your Poe." The distraught family of an aspiring Olympic swimmer who recently went missing plea with police Sgt. Joe Keller to solve the case. Keller finds help in the titular librarian, who believes clues can be found in the writings of Edgar Allan Poe, which the victim had become obsessed with. Starring: Paul Hecht, Joan Shea, Bryna Raeburn, Ray Owens
1020	83	"At the End of the Passage"	Himan Brown	Roy Winsor	October 10, 1979 (1979-10-10)
A British military officer in Colonial India succumbs to the heat and begins abusing his servants. But he soon finds release in substance abuse. Starring: John Beal Adapted from a story by Rudyard Kipling
1021	84	"Out of the Mist"	Himan Brown	Elspeth Eric	October 15, 1979 (1979-10-15)
A young girl in the country hitches a ride with a motorcyclist and aspiring horticulturalist. When he takes her to her home, he soon discovers mysteries that surround her past. Starring: Russell Horton, Carol Teitel
1022	85	"Jerry, the Convincer"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	October 17, 1979 (1979-10-17)
A normally law-abiding yachist is lured by his friend into the world of drug smuggling, but soon wants out when he witnesses a brutal murder. Starring: Paul Hecht
1023	86	"Sheer Terror"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	October 22, 1979 (1979-10-22)
A police officer must solve the biggest, most important case of his life: The kidnapping of his soap opera actress wife by a deranged fan. Starring: Teri Keane, Larry Haines
1024	87	"Dangerous Memory"	Himan Brown	James Agate, Jr.	October 24, 1979 (1979-10-24)
At his girlfriend's recommendation, a Vietnam War veteran seeks help from a psychologist after imagined misdeeds from his past begin to plague his sanity. Starring: Larry Haines, Court Benson, Arnold Moss, Catherine Byers Adapted from a short story by Jacques Futrelle
1025	88	"The Alien Guest"	Himan Brown	Elspeth Eric	October 29, 1979 (1979-10-29)
After greedy aristocrat Hector de Brissac kills his cousin, Andre, in a duel, Andre promises on his deathbed that he'll return, when Hector least expects it, to come between Hector and all he holds dear, be it health, wealth… or love. Starring: Paul Hecht, Robert Dryden, Patsy Bruder Adapted from an 1862 short story
1026	89	"Who Has Seen the Wind?"	Himan Brown	Nancy Moore	October 31, 1979 (1979-10-31)
A claustrophobic woman is trapped in her home in a freak accident, and asks two friends, an actress and her theatrical agent husband, for assistance. Starring: Michael Tolan, Teri Keane, Carol Teitel

November

Series Ep.#	Season Ep.#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1027	90	"The Terrorist"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	November 5, 1979 (1979-11-05)
On the Agean island of Çeşme, an elderly author, her niece, and her publisher's nephew must outwit a pair of extremists who demand that the trio provide them shelter from in-pursuit authorities. Starring: Russell Horton, Ian Martin, Grace Matthews, Jada Rowland
1028	91	"Davey Jerrold's Jacket"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	November 7, 1979 (1979-11-07)
Over 175 years after an emissary deeded the entire Western U.S. to an obscure Native American tribe, that tribe's last living member wants to collect… with only a treaty (signed on the back of a buckskin jacket) and a conniving con artist to back her up. Starring: Betsy Beard, Russell Horton, Ian Martin, Ray Owens
1029	92	"House Without Mirrors"	Himan Brown	Elspeth Eric	November 12, 1979 (1979-11-12)
An eccentric old man has a strange aversion to mirrors, allowing no such items into his house for fear that Death will star back at him instead of his own face. Starring: Paul Hecht, Norman Rose, Robert Dryden, Bryna Raeburn Adapted from the Charles Collins short story "The Compensation House"
1030	93	"The $999,000 Error"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	November 14, 1979 (1979-11-14)
A computer printing error allows a crooked lawyer in the Philippines to reap the titular windfall on what was meant to be a $1,000 inheritance check for his client. Starring: Ralph Bell, Jackson Beck
1031	94	"The God That Failed"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	November 19, 1979 (1979-11-19)
On a diplomatic mission in a small Asian country, U.S. Senator Bob Blaisdell is knocked unconscious in a plane crash. When he awakens, he discovers that a primitive tribe has mistaken him for a miracle-providing deity. Starring: Fred Gwynne
1032	95	"By Word of Mouth"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	November 21, 1979 (1979-11-21)
Lallah, a young priestess to a primitive tribe in India, is cared for by a young doctor, who later takes her in after the tribe outcasts her for being touched by a nonbeliever. Starring: Court Benson, Russell Horton, William Griffis, Carol Teitel Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling
1033	96	"Strange New Tomorrow"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	November 26, 1979 (1979-11-26)
In a distant, post-apocalyptic world, a supreme leader tasks Dr. Ralph Tremayne with building an army of humanoid robots that can survive through and clean up the ravages of nuclear fallout. If Dr. Tremayne refuses, his wife Una (herself a humanoid) will be destroyed. Starring: John Beal, Teri Keane, Ian Martin, Gordon Heath
1034	97	"The Philosopher's Stone"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	November 28, 1979 (1979-11-28)
A down-on-his-luck man asks a soft-hearted banker for a $100 loan, putting up as collateral a stone that he insists is magical. The banker accepts — and begins learning lessons about himself in the process. Starring: Fred Gwynne, Ray Owens, Bryna Raeburn, Earl Hammond

December

Series Ep.#	Season Ep.#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1035	98	"The Specter Bridegroom"	Himan Brown	Elspeth Eric	December 3, 1979 (1979-12-03)
After he perishes on their wedding night, the spirit of a bridegroom still appears nightly at the window of his widowed bride. Starring: Paul Hecht, Patsy Bruder, Robert Dryden, Grace Matthews Adapted from a short story by Washington Irving
1036	99	"Appointment at Sarajevo"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	December 5, 1979 (1979-12-05)
A doctor narrates the sordid story of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assassination, alongside that of his wife (whom his family long dismissed for being a lady-in-waiting despite Franz's true love for her), was the spark that set off World War I. Starring: Tony Roberts, Roberta Maxwell, Court Benson, Robert Dryden
1037	100	"If a Body"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	December 10, 1979 (1979-12-10)
Maria McKibben claims her husband, Clarence, walked into a field and vanished, and begs the local sheriff to investigate. Even though the sheriff is unable to find Clarence's wherebouts, he soon begins to suspect foul play. Starring: Fred Gwynne, Bryna Raeburn, Earl Hammond, Ray Owens
1038	101	"The Movie Makers"	Himan Brown	Henry Slesar	December 12, 1979 (1979-12-12)
A scientist is invited to watch filmed moments from his life. His obsession over the footage drives him to do something rash, prompting his wife to investigate the mysterious company that provided him with the films. Starring: Marian Seldes, Russell Horton, Earl Hammond, Norman Rose
1039	102	"Beyond Belief"	Himan Brown	Elspeth Eric	December 17, 1979 (1979-12-17)
A young amnesiac woman wandering New York City is taken in by two shop owners, who soon discover a terrible secret behind her pleasant demeanor. Starring: Jada Rowland, Carol Teitel, Ralph Bell, Gerald Hiken
1040	103	"Shadow of a Lover"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	December 19, 1979 (1979-12-19)
Convinced "the look in his eye" is calling her, mousy Mayetta Mosby heads to Hollywood to meet her favorite movie star, Clovis Hollister. But when Clovis makes a pass at her, she inadvertently kills him. The circumstantial evidence she leaves behind ties Clovis' girlfriend to the murder. Starring: Michael Tolan, Bryna Raeburn, Evelyn Juster, Russell Horton
1041	104	"Death is a Woman"	Himan Brown	Elspeth Eric	December 25, 1979 (1979-12-25)
Gregory Chalmers invites two friends from college to his seaside residence, where he tells them of a mysterious painting in his bedroom — one that allows Gregory's visitors insight into the women in their lives. Starring: Gordon Heath, William Griffis, Robert Dryden
1042	105	"Between These Worlds"	Himan Brown	Ian Martin	December 27, 1979 (1979-12-27)
An alien prisoner on the planet Kronek is dispatched to Earth to scout it out as a potential conquest. After crash landing in the Atlantic Ocean, he becomes enamored by a human couple, who convince him to build a new spaceship to return home. Starring: Tony Roberts, Robert Dryden, Carol Teitel
1043	106	"The (One) Thousand Pound Gorilla"	Himan Brown	Sam Dann	December 31, 1979 (1979-12-31)
Franklyn Wilkinson enjoys a happy life with a supportive wife, Wendy… until a man claiming to be Wendy's ex-husband tells Franklyn that Wendy once tried to murder him — and warns that she may kill Franklyn as well. Starring: Mandel Kramer, Teri Keane, Earl Hammond

Sources

• Payton, Gordon; Grams, Martin Jr. (January 1999), The CBS radio mystery theater: an episode guide and handbook to nine years of broadcasting, 1974-1982, McFarland & Company, Inc., ISBN 0-7864-0559-7, retrieved 1 July 2010