This is one of my all-time favorite episodes. It presents a really fascinating ethical conundrum. The Twilight Zone 80's revival did a version of this exact idea, but in their episode this couple receives an actual box with a button on it. They are told they will recieve tons of money if they will just push the button and cause the death of some person completely unknown to them.

This story has very interesting characters, builds the tension well, and suggests by its finale that it is often the most pious among us who are capable of committing the greatest sins. I guess we call that irony. : )

On a side note: I belong to a circle journal project where my friends and I trade around each others journals, writing in each one that comes to us and then passing them on to the next person in the circle. This past month I wrote about my love of old time radio and CBSRMT in particular. I included a cd copy of this episode in the journal for everyone else to listen to as I thought it was representative of the best of the Mystery Theater shows.