Aninsanemanfirstlovesthengrowstohatehisneighbor,anoldmanwhosepenetratinggazeunnervestheinsaneman.Heplansaperfectcrimeandexecutesitonenight.Thenextday,twoofficersknockontheinsaneman'sdoor,investigatingashriekheardinthenight.Theinsanemaninvitesthemin,answerstheirquestions,andsubmitstoanexaminationofhiseyesbyoneoftheofficers,whoproclaimshiminnocent.Theinsanemaninvitesthemtostayandrelaxawhile,thenregalesthemwithhistheoriesofcrime.Hisheartbeginstobeatlouder.Anglesonthesetareskewedtosuggesttheman'sinternaldisarray.