Prompt Cast
Strange happenings in a locked room
TLDR The protagonist opens a locked room to find a scarecrow inside, experiences strange reactions to a cuckoo clock, suspects foul play in a death, and discovers a covered figure in a locked room that appears to be alive.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
A man gives his wife a cuckoo clock as a gift, but she has a strange reaction and runs out of the room with it.
05:15
Doris is delighted with the cuckoo clock and loves the way the cuckoo comes out and looks around the room, but Larry doesn't get along with the clock and often forgets to wind it.
09:39
Larry and Doris have a cuckoo clock that Larry doesn't like, and when Doris brings her friend Bob over to see it, Larry gets angry and tells them to take the clock with them, but then changes his mind and tells them to leave it.
14:18
Larry gets angry at the cuckoo clock and threatens to take it back to Germany, but when he tries to force it out with a hammer, the cuckoo attacks him and he falls to the floor.
18:33
The doctor confirms that Larry's death was an accident, but Bob suspects foul play and wonders who really killed him, while also realizing that he needs to stay on Doris's good side to stay safe.
22:54
Mr. Thompson stays at an inn and enjoys a peaceful month of reading, writing, and walking until he discovers a white stone on the common and asks the locals about its significance.
27:05
Thompson discovers a locked room with a covered figure on the bed that appears to be alive, causing him to close the door quickly and lean against the window sill in shock.
31:35
Thompson plans to leave the house by taking an afternoon train, but before he does, he wants to take one last look at his room and open the locked room with the key he oiled.
35:54
The protagonist opens the locked room to find a scarecrow inside, but scarecrows can't move, so it's not a big deal, but still a little creepy.
Categories:
Society & Culture
