First broadcast 12th February 1980.

A lonely man with punctilious habits listens to a tape cassette of ambient barroom sounds, which include the hushed tones of two men plotting to kill him.

Ian McKellen ... Antony Skipling
Maurice Kaufmann ... 1st Interrogator
Prentis Hancock ... 2nd Interrogator
David Howey ... Foster
David Ryall ... Lane
Patrick Malahide ... Police Sergeant
Michael Troughton ... Police Constable
Anton Phillips ... Roger
Joan Scott ... Senior Samaritan
Kathleen Worth ... Cleaning Lady
Harry Fielder ... Heavy at Rail Station