1942. The distraught Carl Lanser (an excellent performance by Nehemiah Persoff) finds himself on a cargo ship, but can't exactly remember who he is or why he's on said ship. However, Lanser has a terrifying premonition that the ship will sunk by a German U-boat in the evening right after one o'clock.
Director John Brahm keeps the gripping story moving along at a steady pace and adroitly crafts a strong gloom-doom mood, with especially effective use of a thick sinister fog. Rod Serling's intriguing script makes a provocative central point on how karma has a way of catching up with a person. Moreover, there are fine supporting contributions from Deirdre Owens as the sweet Barbara Stanley, Ben Wright as the hearty Captain Wilbur, Hugh Sanders as the friendly Potter, Patrick Macnee as First Officer McLeod, and James Franciscus as the guilt-ridden Lt. Mueller. However, it's Persoff's intense portrayal of a tormented man who's haunted by a grim murky past that gives this particular episode a potent additional punch.
Director John Brahm keeps the gripping story moving along at a steady pace and adroitly crafts a strong gloom-doom mood, with especially effective use of a thick sinister fog. Rod Serling's intriguing script makes a provocative central point on how karma has a way of catching up with a person. Moreover, there are fine supporting contributions from Deirdre Owens as the sweet Barbara Stanley, Ben Wright as the hearty Captain Wilbur, Hugh Sanders as the friendly Potter, Patrick Macnee as First Officer McLeod, and James Franciscus as the guilt-ridden Lt. Mueller. However, it's Persoff's intense portrayal of a tormented man who's haunted by a grim murky past that gives this particular episode a potent additional punch.