felicityk
What a fascinating story EmpyreanKnight (I can just hear the theme tune for Alfred Hitchcock's Twilight zone as I read . Watched in my childhood.) - thank you so much for sharing it.
I didn't see this thread when it was first posted; the title just caught my eye. I am compelled to point out that Hitchcock had nothing to do with The Twilight Zone. It was the brainchild of Rod Serling (and there's a marathon on the SyFy channel right now).
Felicity