Wendell Holmes

Ep 106

In The Scapegoat, an ambitious journalist intervenes during a violent assault on an elderly man, seeking to turn the incident into a sensational story that could revive his career. He brings the old man, Mr. Ash, home to recuperate, believing he can use him as proof of the city's…

Ep 100

In The Category Inventor, Gilbert, a bassoon player, faces the harsh reality of a world dominated by robots that have replaced human musicians. As he loses his job to a robotic bassoonist, Gilbert grapples with feelings of inadequacy and frustration, especially as he navigates th…

Ep 98

In Man's Best Friend, the story unfolds in a future where a machine predicts that Schnee is to become the new ruler of society. However, he is faced with the unsettling task of disposing of the current overlord, Kip. As Schnee grapples with the implications of this prophecy, he i…

Ep 97

In the X Minus One episode 'Discovery of Mourniel Mathaway,' the story revolves around an artist whose life changes dramatically after being discovered. Mourniel, once an untalented painter, now claims to possess extraordinary skills, but his friend is skeptical of the authentici…

Ep 96

In Something for Nothing, a man wakes up to find a strange machine in his room—a Class A Utilizer that can grant wishes. Initially thrilled, he quickly learns that each wish comes with unforeseen repercussions, particularly when he wishes for immortality. As he attempts to escape…

Ep 85

In Open Warfare, a talented golfer, Jim Pearson, faces off against a perfect robot golfer created by the wealthy Mr. Hatcher. With the stakes set high, Jim must win $50,000 in a year to earn the right to marry Hatcher's daughter, Alice. As Jim navigates the pressures of the tourn…

Ep 83

In Saucer of Loneliness, a lonely newspaper reporter named Jason Berniades encounters a woman who has been touched by a flying saucer. She is haunted by a message from the cosmos that she refuses to share, leaving Jason intrigued and desperate to understand her pain. As he learns…

Ep 81

In Honeymoon in Hell, the stakes rise as the world teeters on the brink of atomic war and faces a dramatic decline in male births. A cybernetics expert, Carmody, discovers that a significant imbalance in birth statistics could lead to the extinction of the human race within a gen…

Ep 76

In Chain of Command, Charlie Boyle, a security guard at the Brookside Atomic Laboratory, recounts his interactions with George, a mouse living in the lab. George's wife, Clara, is worried about a trap outside their door, prompting George to seek Charlie's help in getting it remov…

Ep 69

In Protective Mimicry, a treasury agent is confronted with an unusual case of counterfeit credit notes, all sharing the same serial number. As he delves deeper into the mystery, he discovers that these notes are not only perfect imitations but also pass the electronic verificatio…

Ep 64

In The Snowball Effect, a university president grapples with the pressure of academic funding as he confronts the sociology department's viability. With the board of trustees demanding results, he learns about a sociological formula that predicts the rapid expansion of a global o…

Ep 61

In Stars Are the Styx, Tween, an albino woman, has spent two years at the Kerbstone space station, a place for those who cannot fit into society on Earth. As she assists with the arrival of new candidates for space travel, she grapples with her own desire to escape her past and f…

Ep 60

In The Old Die Rich, a series of mysterious deaths among the elderly raises alarm as they are discovered to have starved despite possessing large sums of money. A detective, intrigued by the oddity of these cases, delves into the psychology of aging and the fear of spending money…

Ep 137

In The Partners, a homicide investigation unfolds when a man is discovered dead in a parked car in New York City. Captain Cronin and his team at the 21st Precinct are called to the scene, where they must piece together the events leading to the man's death. With no identification…