'Tales from the Crypt' Retro Recap: 'As Ye Sow'

Written by Scott Edwards

Trust in a relationship is the only way to make it work.  If there is no trust, who knows what the other person is out doing in their free time, much less what they could be getting away with. So many relationships are broken up due to one person not having any trust in the other and that is a sad fact. But the lucky others that are able to keep their trust a two way street,  wind up being happy as clams since they know that nothing will keep them from falling apart because of this one simple act.

Leo Burns has a bit of a problem, but it isn't in regards to his business as he is on top of his game, it is with his wife Bridget who he thinks is stepping out on him. When talking to his first private investigator about what might be happening, Leo is disappointed with the results. With nothing found to prove that Bridget is running around on him, Leo has to find someone better that is not afraid to tell him the cold hard facts. Stepping into G.G. Devoe’s office, Leo thinks he has found the right man for the job.

G.G. Devoe’s pictures reveal nothing better than what the first investigator found, but Devoe believes he can read between the lines of what is really happening. Showing Bridget walking into her church, all covered up and in a bad mood, then coming out with a smile on her face that even the Lord could see, Devoe has concluded that she is messing around with her priest. Although Leo does not believe this, he finds out that Father Sejac has a past and on that list is infidelity. Devoe urges Leo to stop by the church and get a feel for the man, since it is easy to tell when someone is lying and with his marriage at stake, Leo has to find out what is really going on.

Not getting a clean feeling from Father Sejac, Leo returns to Devoe’s office and is looking for a way to make the priest disappear. For a nominal fee, Devoe is willing to set up a hit on the man of the cloth, but will not give Leo a date or a time, just the guarantee that it will happen. Anxious to be there when the hitman arrives at the church to wipe out his opposition, Leo’s mind continues to picture his wife and the priest together, but the feelings get too strong and he is not able to hold them back any longer. Arriving at the church and sneaking into a confessional booth, Leo thinks that he is safe, but his wife joins him the adjoining one and comes clean about why she has been so distant to him. Leo takes her confession to heart and forgives her for her sins, but there is someone else waiting for the jealous husband as the church doors close one last time.

Just your normal tale of an older, jealous husband that thinks his younger, gorgeous wife is cheating on him. I would hate to side with Leo in this story since he did ask why and what was wrong with Bridget, but she would never come clean about her fears, leading to his delusions. This is what broke the trust circle that the two should have had and drove Leo mad and forced him to not accept any idea other than that she was running around on him. It is sad, but if you cannot trust your significant other, you will find someone, no matter who, that you will place your trust in. Starring Hector Elizondo as Leo, the stunning Patsy Kensit as Bridget, John Shea as Father Sejac and Sam Waterston as G.G. Devoe. This might not fall into my top five episodes, but it does make you want to open your eyes to see what is going on around you when in a relationship. Communication is key and one the leading things you can do to install trust in your significant other's heart, keep that in mind whenever you decide to get serious. Until next time kiddies, Stay Scared.

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