A writer murders his publisher, angry at being told to work on a project for most of a year, under the impression that it would be published. It's also strongly implied that the publisher is sleeping with the writer's wife.
The episode begins with the publisher having just been murdered. The writer gradually starts to try to cover his tracks, wiping up fingerprints. We get a series of flashbacks mixed into present time, which focus both on what items he touched, as well as what the publisher has been like. Gradually, the writer has developed a whole lot of paranoia, and is cleaning things he's pretty sure he never touched.
There is a bit of a twist ending to the episode, but it wasn't needed. The story reminds me a bit of the Tell-Tale Heart. Still, solidly the best episode of this series I've seen.
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