Letter to Loretta Season 5, Episode 21: Time of Decision

A Dollar's Worth

The spoiled daughter of a brash manicurist discovers that her father hadn't died when he returns from a prison sentence for forgery.

The Defense

Innocent Conspiracy

A loyal Japanese wife finds a way to help her discouraged husband when an orphan wanders into their lives.

Understanding Heart

The Little Witness

A mother struggles to protect her son (Johnny Crawford), who witnessed a murder.

Blizzard

Friends at a Distance

A widowed small-town gift-shop owner and children's book illustrator meets a charmingly foreign handyman and it seems her dreams of a Prince Charming are coming true.

Man in a Hurry

Power Play

The Demon and Mrs. Devon

A Chinese vase and a steroids surprise party drastically alter a young businessman's life.

The Accused

A serial strangler is at large in a community where two determined women attempt to raise awareness of the correlation that salacious pictures have on sex crimes.

The Hidden One

Faraway Island

My Two Hands

Dear Milkman

A wife who has written a loving book about her milkman husband encounters marital conflict when a Hollywood producer wants to make a movie based on the wife's book except the producer's vision is to change reality to suit cinema practices.

The Bargain

A Greater Strength

A newly returned widow discovers to her dismay that her only daughter has been adopted while she was a POW. While trying to retrieve her daughter, she encounters frustrating complications that endanger her child and challenge her faith.

Conflict

The Oriental Mind

Windfall

Air Stewardess

During a night flight aboard a transcontinental airplane, a dangerous drug disappears from its storage place.

To Open a Door

A chic boutique owner is very tempted to compromise her integrity when she falls for a handsome, cultured married man. The feeling is mutual and the chemistry electric and she struggles to "close that door."

Thanks to You

Dangerous Verdict

A man who is to be tried for murder tries to escape across the Mexican border since he was not granted a change of venue. His concern was that the judge, being a woman, would allow emotion to influence the verdict.

Second Rate Citizen

South American Uncle

Loretta plays it for laughs as a clever con artist who dupes three parish priests out of money. They compare notes and set up a trap to help her back on the right path.

A Strange Adventure

Globe-trotting lady encounters what looks like her own portrait in an Italian gift shop, leading to a romantic fling and a shocking surprise.

Day of Rest

A woman's day of rest assigned to her by the husband due to a her developing cold becomes problematic due to the needs of her six children.