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Mrs. Brown's niece, Paula Clayfield, comes for visit. A former child prodigy, Paula has always relied on her brains to mask insecurities in her personal appearance. Despite her Plain Jane looks, Paula does have a boyfriend, Dr. Edgar Edgarton (her intellectual equal), with whom she has an "understanding" - they have a commitment to each other shy of a formal engagement. Paula notices Martin's sketches for a space ship, and insists on helping him to refine his design. Later, she also notices in Martin's possession a piece of a Martian alloy (something not available on Earth) to which she states she cannot identify its contents. These probings of course hinder Martin's progress in fixing his space ship as well as his hiding his Martian identity, so Martin asks a reluctant Tim to ask her out to keep her otherwise occupied. After Paula and Tim's first "date", Paula confides to Martin that Tim seems disinterested, which is indeed the case. So to get Tim to ask Paula out again, Martin ...

The title is based on the novel 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde', written by Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1886.


Episode complete credited cast:
Ray Walston Ray Walston - Uncle Martin
Bill Bixby Bill Bixby - Tim O'Hara
Pamela Britton Pamela Britton - Mrs. Lorelei Brown
Marlo Thomas Marlo Thomas - Paula
Tom Skerritt Tom Skerritt - Edgar
Peter Brooks Peter Brooks - Young Man
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