This interesting little segment revolves around the strange act of the séance to help those reunite with deceased loved ones, and the ones who are running these ceremonies are bilking their customers. The leader, and the one these poor folks pay good money to, is played by a slick Steve Lawrence(I never knew he acted), who knows how to tug at the purse strings. I have to admit, the first séance proved very effective as the whole scene was very creepy, especially the floating tambourine and dummy head(made to look like a young girl)in the dark room. Soon after, we see Joe(Harvey Lembeck) accidentally smoking a cigar as he enters the room, and Mark(Lawrence)makes a gesture for him to put it out; this lets us know that the whole thing is a scam. It's also knowledge that the handsome Mark and Joe's quirky wife(Maureen Arthur)have eyes for each other, but Joe's in the way. Mark insists he needs Joe to operate the cables to make the scam appear real for the paying customers, so he's at odds with Angela on why Joe needs to stay. The next scene has the 3 at a restaurant, and they convince Joe to go to the movies alone(I'm not 100% certain that's why he leaves), and as he's out, he gets hit by a car or truck and is killed. Mark has a mixed reaction, but now the 2 are together, and plan to go on with the scam without the talents of Joe, which turns out to be a big mistake.
Mark and Angela conduct another seance, yet this turns out rather sloppy, as Joe's absence(is he really absent?)is obvious and mistakes are made. Angela doesn't have the behind the scenes skills as her late husband once did. As it turns out, Mark calls for a spirit, but surprisingly, the spirit is Joe; he's surrounded by green light and mist. During an earlier conversation in the episode between Mark and Joe, they spoke of being partners for a long time and scam their way to a small fortune. Now, Joe(as a spirit)taunts Mark and insists he'll be with him forever, no matter what. This episode begins and ends with creepy scenes, with not much filler in between. I recommend this short episode, as it's one of the solid ones from Night Gallery's best season.