Framing Story□r□M□rtin □Rober□ □owell) ar□ives at a secluded a□ylum□"□or the incu□ably□insa□e" to be □nterviewed □□r a□□□b b□ □he □□eelch□ir-□s□ng, authorit□rian Dr Lion□l R□t□erford (Pa□ric□ Mag□□). Rut□□rford □xplains that□he□owes his current i□c□p□□i□at□on to□an□a□tack□by an□inma□□□ Rutherford reveals his unorthodox pla□ to det□r□in□ Mart□n's su□tabil□ty fo□ t□□ post of head D□ctor.□One o□□the asylum's current □nmates □s □r B. Starr, the□form□r hea□□doct□r wh□ u□derwe□t a complete menta□ bre□kdo□n. Martin is to i□t□rvie□□the inmates of□t□e□asy□um to deduce which one i□ Dr St□rr□□If his ch□ice is □orrec□ Ru□herford □il□ "c□nsid□r"□□im fo□ the□post. T□e □ttendant Max□Reynolds (Geof□rey □ay□□on) admits Martin□t□rough □he □ecu□□ty door to the □nmates□□39;□s□li□□ry c□nfine□□nt cells□where□□e intervi□ws each in □urn. □🐬)□quot;□roze□ Fea□&qu□t;Bo□nie □Barbara Parkins) recounts the p□ot□to m□rder□Ruth□(Sylv□a Si□s□, the wea□thy wi□e□□f□h□r lov□□ Walter (Rich□□d Todd). Ruth is a poss□ss□ve h□iress who stud□e□ vood□o, and □his int□rest stands in □he way o□ Bonnie and Walter bein□ □ogether. (🕹)"□□he Weird□Ta□lor"Br□no (Barry M□rse)□□eco□nts h□w pover□y forced him t□□accept th□ u□u□□a□ r□qu□st □f a Mr Smith (P□ter Cushing) to produce□an elabor□te □uit □f clothing □rom a myste□ious,□scintilla□□ng□□fa□□ic that can□animate anything□ including t□e □ea□□ After□learn□n□□wh□t t□e □uit w□ll □e us□d fo□, Bru□o fight□ Smi□□ a□d□acciden□ally ki□ls him. H□ □eturn□ wi□h the□□n□ol□ suit. Hi□□wif□ A□na (Anne □irbank) dres□es t□ei□ store□□a□nequin□in the s□□□ and its□true □owers□are□revealed. "Lucy Com□s□To Stay&□□□t;□he ebu□lient Barbara (Charlotte Ra□□li□g) informs Martin she has □e□n i□ an asylum before□ After her □elease from that asylu□ she was closely monitor□□ at□ho□e by h□r b□oth□r G□orge□(James□□il□ier□) and □ nu□se, Miss□Hi□gins (Meg□ Jen□ins)□ This frust□ate□□□□□stence is □elieved when her □□schievous□fr□en□ Lucy (Britt□Eklan□) c□mes to v□sit. "Ma□□ikins□□f□Ho□ror□q□ot□Finally M□rtin interviews□Dr□B□ron (Herbert Lom) who h□lds Rutherford in deep□contempt. Byron e□plains h□ □s wor□i□□ towards□□oul □ransference with a sma□l auto□at□n whose he□□ □s a likeness o□ his own, and□shows Martin s□vera□ e□r□□e□ models.□Byron plans to &□uot;will"□ his □annequin to□l□fe, a□d exp□ains□the i□□erio□ of t□e robot□□s o□ga□□c, a miniaturised□ve□sion of hi□ own viscera.□Martin concl□des □□□ in□□rvi□w and Max show□ him□□□wnstai□s □o deliver his judgement to Ruther□ord. Byro□ suc□essfully bri□gs □i□ mannequin to life□ it□m□ke□ its way□t□ Rut□erfo□d's office □nd□□ill□ him with a□su□gical knife. Th□n,□□artin dest□□□s the mannequi□□□nd□seeks he□p from M□x Rey□olds,□and Dr. Sta□r□#3□;s t□ue □dentity is re□ealed.