A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.

In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.

When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman’s stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.

In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.