The Odds

Overview

Tommy Vale, a barroom bookie finds himself in a curious predicament: a man comes in who can't lose. As the story unravels, he finds out that his opponent is Lacey, a man who went broke gambling with Vale in the past. Now Lacey is back from the dead, with tips from the other side, and is unbeatable. In a final ghoulish wager, Lacey bets that Vale will die at a particular time, and he's never been wrong. But the clock chimes and Vale is still alive. Lacey is forced to depart, and Vale reveals that he set the clock ahead five minutes, then dies right on time.

Guest Stars

Danny Aiello

Tommy Vale

Tom Noonan

Bill Lacey

Robert Weil

Horace Chadway

Anthony Bishop

Phil the bartender

Mario Todisco

Mafioso

Michael Quill

Lacey's Man

William Magerman

Drunk

Dave Johnson

Announcer