Ralph Bell plays jerks especially well, although I have the feeling he was a very nice man in real life. His performance in this particular episode should get the Academy Award for radio drama. His acting is really fantastic and terrifying! He is a perfect psycho villain in this episode and even though the other actors were extra good as well, it's mostly his performance that makes this episode so chilling. His character is realistically cold and evil, as sadistic as any concentration camp guard during the Holocaust. What is even more amazing is that at the end when he finally meets his demise, he actually made me feel sorry for him because his suffering is so convincing. Ralph Bell is always my favorite actor on the show! 