Wow. I could not view it, but the storyline sounds intriquing and very strange. The sub-plots were both interesting and believable. I might have seen this episode while I was in the hospital recovering from foot surgery. Not sure.
The TV was the kind you pull down to you over the bed.
Not a lot to watch at 3am, but black and white westerns or musicals. This was one of the exceptions. It might be the same one. I lay wide awake in my hospital bed when the episode had concluded.
My favorite ‘hospital viewing experience’ was The Day of the Dolphin, with George C. Scott.
Back then, they kept you in the hospital for a long time, after major surgery. I must have watched a lot of TV, but this movie is all I can remember.