Maggie is a lonely widow, who's business is stalling because of bad weather. She sends Ben out to get some firewood, a man named Del comes in, and begins to act extremely peculiar. After starling Ben with a gun, Ben heads into town to pick up supplies. A man named Red pops in as well, who Maggie seems to know, also. The two draw their guns out, claiming their heat with one another is a result of a bitter poker game. Maggie tries to play peacemaker between the two and manages to get them to sit down and eat, while trying to stop them from doing something foolish. This is another above average, if unspectacular episode from this show. That is kind of the norm for this show at this juncture. I don't mind Western's, but not so much in an anthology like story. There isn't that much you can do with time restraints. This one is more imaginative than most. It is filled with witty dialog, great acting, and decent suspense. Darren McGavin steals the show as Red, while Ellen Corby is terrific as Maggie. My only carp is Red & Dell are rather petulant to listen too. You get a seemingly happy ending in this one, which is rare, only for Alfred Hithcock to reveal Red & Dell died that very same day, from food poisoning. "Maggie's heart was in the right place, she just wasn't a very good cook" You gotta love Alfred!
7/10
7/10